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'''''Rhus integrifolia''''', also known as '''Lemonade Berry''', '''Lemonadeberry''', or '''Lemonade Sumac''' is a [[shrub]] to small [[tree]] that is one to eight meters in height, with a sprawling form. It is native to Southwestern and [[Pacific Ocean|Pacific]] coastal [[California]] from [[Santa Barbara County]] to western [[Riverside County]] with its range extending to north-central Pacific coastal [[Baja California]] and some offshore islands like [[Cedros Island|Cedros]]. It is a member of the [[chaparral]] plant community and is often found in canyons and on north-facing slopes below elevations of 900 meters. It often hybridizes with ''[[Rhus ovata]]''. The Lemonade Berry's leaves are simple (unusual in a genus where most species are trifoliate), alternating, [[evergreen]] and leathery, ranging from two to four centimeters wide on reddish twigs; length of leaves is five to seven centimeters. Leaves are toothed with a waxy appearance above and a paler tone below. The [[flowers]] which appear from February to May are small, clustered closely together, and may be either [[bisexual]] or [[pistil]]late.<ref name="Jepson">{{cite web|url=http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?315,320,321|title=R. integrifolia (Nutt.) Brewer & S. Watson|date=1993|work=Jepson Manual|publisher=University of California|accessdate=2009-04-12}}</ref> These fragrant flowers exhibit radial symmetry with five green [[sepal]]s, five white to rosy-pink [[petal]]s, and five [[stamen]]s. The small flowers are only six millimeters across. The ovary is superior and usually has a single [[ovule]]; although in pistillate flowers, the stamens are small and infertile. The mature [[fruit]] of ''Rhus integrifolia'' is sticky, reddish, covered with hairs, and about seven to ten millimeters in diameter. The elliptical fruit presents tight clusters at the very ends of twigs. Young plants manifest smooth reddish [[bark]], while more mature individuals have cracked, even scaly, grayish bark with the smooth red bark displayed underneath. [[Twig]]s are rather stout and flexible, and reddish bud ends are diminutive and pointed. There is often a multi-furcate branching structure from the base of the plant. A mature plant is large and [[thicket]]-like with a sprawling arrangement. {{Inc| Rhus integrifolia, Brew. & Wats. Shrub or small tree, occasionally to 30 ft.: lvs. short-stalked, oval, obtuse or sometimes acute, entire or spinosely toothed, glabrous, 1-2 in. long, very rarely 3-foliolate: panicles hoary- pubescent, 1-3 in. long; fls. white or pinkish: fr. ovate, flattened, l/2in. long, dark red. Spring. Calif. }} ==Cultivation== The Lemonade Berry plant is found on dry slopes in coastal areas of southern California and especially northern Baja California; however, one colony has even been observed as far north as [[Santa Cruz County, California|Santa Cruz County]]. In addition to occurring on dry slopes and in canyon settings, the species sometimes is found on bluffs. This plant thrives on well drained soils and endures heat and windy conditions well. The species tolerates sandy as well as medium loam soils, and it can even thrive in [[nutrient]] deficient soil. This plant tolerates mildly [[acid]] to mildly [[alkaline]] soils, but it cannot grow in shady conditions. Propagation is by seed or by runners; in the case of seed propagation [[bee]] [[pollination]] is required of vicinity female trees growing near male trees. Lemonade Berry grows very well in coastal exposures. ===Propagation=== <!--- Type propagation info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ===Pests and diseases=== <!--- Type pest/disease info below this line, then delete this entire line --> ==Species== <!-- This section should be renamed Cultivars if it appears on a page for a species (rather than genus), or perhaps Varieties if there is a mix of cultivars, species, hybrids, etc --> ==Gallery== {{photo-sources}}<!-- remove this line if there are already 3 or more photos in the gallery --> <gallery> Image:Upload.png| photo 1 Image:Upload.png| photo 2 Image:Upload.png| photo 3 </gallery> ==References== *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> ==External links== *{{wplink}} {{stub}} __NOTOC__
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