Frangula rubra subsp. obtusissima
Phytologia 76: 449. 1994.
Endemic
Basionym: Rhamnus obtusissima Greene Leafl. Bot. Observ. Crit. 1: 64. 1904
Synonyms: R. rubra subsp. obtusissima (Greene) C. B. Wolf
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 56.
Young branches usually red, rarely gray. Leaves scattered along branchlets; blade light green abaxially, green or dull green adaxially, oblong to obovate, 2.5–6 cm, base rounded, margins entire or serrulate, apex rounded, abaxial surface glabrous or puberulent on midrib and veins, adaxial glabrous. Drupes globose.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Chaparral, montane forests.
Elevation: 800–2100 m.
Discussion
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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