familyRhamnaceae
genusFrangula
speciesFrangula californica
subspeciesFrangula californica subsp. cuspidata
Frangula californica subsp. cuspidata
Phytologia 76: 449. 1994.
Endemic
Basionym: Rhamnus cuspidata Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 64. 1904
Synonyms: Frangula viridula (Jepson) Grubov R. californica subsp. cuspidata (Greene) C. B. Wolf R. californica var. viridula Jepson R. tomentella subsp. cuspidata (Greene) J. O. Sawyer
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Leaf-blades green adaxially, elliptic, 2–5 (–6) cm, margins sharply serrate to dentate-serrulate with gland-tipped teeth, sometimes strongly revolute, apex abruptly acuminate to acute, abaxial surface sparsely to moderately densely white stellate-hairy, with intermixed longer, simple, erect hairs at least along veins, adaxial surface glabrous or sparsely hirsutulous; veins not prominent abaxially. Drupe stones 2.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Chaparral, desert scrub, montane woodlands.
Elevation: 400–2300 m.
Discussion
When present, the strongly revolute leaf margins of subsp. cuspidata contrast with those of other taxa of Frangula californica. Plants identifiable as subsp. cuspidata but with flat-margined leaves perhaps show the influence of subsp. tomentella.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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protruding +
cartilaginous +
elliptic +
green +
veined +
not glaucous +
oblongelliptic;elliptic;oblongelliptic;elliptic;ovate +
coriaceous +
absent +
hairy +
Calif. +
black +
bisexual +
loculicidal +
simple +
longer +
erect +
circumscissile +
cup-shaped +
1mm;3mm +
fascicles +
axillary +
simple +
fascicled +
alternate +
serrate +
serrate to dentate-serrulate +
revolute +
intrastaminal +
absent +
thin +
(2-)3-locular +
basal +
superior +
anatropous +
absent +
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hooded +
opposite +
yellowish +
absent +
absent +
2-4-carpellate +
Phytologia +
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parallel +
straight +
not furrowed +
valvate +
distinct +
keeled;ovate-triangular +
fleshy +
longitudinal +
Endemic +
1;4 +
2-3-parted +
absent +
open +
indehiscent +
connate +
Frangula californica subsp. cuspidata +
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