Frangula californica subsp. crassifolia

(Jepson) Kartesz & Gandhi

Phytologia 76: 448. 1994.

Common names: Thickleaf coffeeberry
Endemic
Basionym: Rhamnus californica var. crassifolia Jepson Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 615. 1925
Synonyms: R. californica subsp. crassifolia (Jepson) C. B. Wolf R. tomentella subsp. crassifolia (Jepson) J. O. Sawyer
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 55. Mentioned on page 53, 54.

Leaf blades green to gray-green adaxially, broadly elliptic to oblong-elliptic, 8–10 cm, margins usually entire, sometimes serrulate, flat, apex obtuse to rounded, abaxial surface densely and closely white stellate-hairy, without intermixed simple, erect hairs, adaxial surface moderately to densely hirsutulous and sparsely stellate-hairy; veins prominent abaxially. Drupe stones 2.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Chaparral, woodlands.
Elevation: 300–1400 m.

Discussion

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
John O. Sawyer† +  and Guy L. Nesom +
(Jepson) Kartesz & Gandhi +
Rhamnus californica var. crassifolia +
Thickleaf coffeeberry +
300–1400 m. +
Chaparral, woodlands. +
Flowering Feb–Apr. +
R. californica subsp. crassifolia +  and R. tomentella subsp. crassifolia +
Frangula californica subsp. crassifolia +
Frangula californica +
subspecies +