familyRhamnaceae
genusFrangula
speciesFrangula californica
subspeciesFrangula californica subsp. crassifolia
Frangula californica subsp. crassifolia
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
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
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