familyRhamnaceae
genusFrangula
speciesFrangula californica
subspeciesFrangula californica subsp. tomentella
Frangula californica subsp. tomentella
Phytologia 76: 449. 1994.
Common names: Chaparral coffeeberry
Basionym: Rhamnus tomentella Bentham Pl. Hartw., 303. 1849
Synonyms: Frangula californica var. tomentella (Bentham) A. Gray F. tomentella (Bentham) Grubov R. californica subsp. tomentella (Bentham) C. B. Wolf R. purshiana var. tomentella (Bentham) K. L. Brandegee
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Leaf blades green and glossy adaxially, narrowly elliptic, 3–7 cm, margins entire or serrulate, flat, apex acute, abaxial surface densely and closely white stellate-hairy, without intermixed simple, erect hairs, adaxial surface glabrous; veins not prominent abaxially. Drupe stones 2.
Phenology: Flowering Jan–Apr.
Habitat: Chaparral, woodlands.
Elevation: 0–2200 m.
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Subspecies tomentella frequently intergrades with subsp. cuspidata.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.