Rhamnus ilicifolia

Kellogg

Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 37. 1863.

Common names: Hollyleaf redberry
Illustrated
Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C. B. Wolf R. crocea var. ilicifolia (Kellogg) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 48. Mentioned on page 46, 47.

Shrubs or small trees, 1–4 m, unarmed. Branchlets gray, stiff, glabrous or densely and softly hirtellous. Leaves persistent, alternate; petiole 2–10 mm; blade usually dull green, sometimes reddish-brown, abaxially, glossy to dull green adaxially, broadly elliptic to oblong, orbiculate, or ovate, 2–4.5 cm, distinctly coriaceous, base cuneate to nearly truncate, margins spinulose to spinose-dentate, apex rounded or obtuse to truncate or emarginate, both surfaces glabrous; secondary-veins 5–7 pairs, all diverging at nearly same angle. Inflorescences fascicles or flowers solitary. Pedicels 2–4 mm. Sepals 4. Petals 0. Drupes red, globose, 4–6 (–8) mm; stones 2.2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Jan–Jun.
Habitat: Canyon slopes and bottoms, rock faces, open hillsides, sandstone ridges, serpentine slopes, roadsides, stream benches, riparian areas, meadows, coastal sage scrub, chaparral/desert transition, chaparral, woodlands, montane forests.
Elevation: 100–2200(–2400) m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California)

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Rhamnus ilicifolia"
perigynous +  and epigynous +
emarginate +  and truncate +
obtuse +  and rounded +
Guy L. Nesom +  and John O. Sawyer† +
Kellogg +
cuneate to nearly +
green +  and reddish-brown +
3[-5]-veined +  and pinnate +
spinulose +, spinose +, serrate +  and entire +
denticulate +, dentate +, crenulate +, crenate +  and serrulate +
glossy +  and dull +
broadly elliptic;oblong orbiculate or ovate +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
coriaceous +
hirtellous +, densely +  and glabrous +
Hollyleaf redberry +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Mexico (Baja California) +
0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br /> (0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br />) +
globose +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
100–2200(–2400) m. +
bisexual +  and unisexual +
Canyon slopes and bottoms, rock faces, open hillsides, sandstone ridges, serpentine slopes, roadsides, stream benches, riparian areas, meadows, coastal sage scrub, chaparral/desert transition, chaparral, woodlands, montane forests. +
circumscissile +
free +  and adnate +
campanulate +  and cupulate +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
persistent +
spinulose to spinose-dentate +
intrastaminal +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
not fleshy +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
yellowish +  and cream +
adnate +  and distinct +
not clawed +  and spatulate +
0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br /> (1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br />) +
Flowering Jan–Jun. +
2-4-carpellate +
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
oblong-obovoid +  and obovoid +
greenish white +  and white +
distinct +
crested;not keeled;ovate-triangular +
opposite +  and subopposite +
Illustrated +
4 +  and 5 +
2 +  and 4 +
Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia +  and R. crocea var. ilicifolia +
Rhamnus ilicifolia +
species +
deciduous +  and evergreen +
tree +  and shrub +
spreading +  and erect +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +