Frangula californica subsp. californica

Plant Characteristics

Cultivation

Scientific Names

Read about Frangula californica subsp. californica in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Rhamnus californica, Esch. (R. oleifolia, Hook. R. Pur- shiana var. californica, Rehd.). Coffee-berry. Evergreen shrub, to 15 ft.: lvs. oblong to oblong-lanceolate, acute or short-acuminate, serrulate or entire, glabrous and yellowish green beneath, 1-4 in. long: peduncles longer than petioles: fr. depressed-globose, changing from red to purplish black, about 1/3in. across. S. Ore. and Calif, to Ariz, and New Mex. R.H. 1874, p. 354. S.S. 2:63, fig. 3. Var. tomentella, Brew. & Wats. (R. Purshiana var. tomentella, Brandeg. R. tomentella, Benth. R. incana, Carr. Frangula californica var. tomentella, Gray). Allied to the preceding variety, but lvs. densely white-tomentose beneath. R.H. 1858, p. 658; 1872, p. 194. S.S. 2:63, fig. 2. The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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