Rhamnus ilicifolia
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(unranked): | Angiosperms
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Species: | R. ilicifolia
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Rhamnus ilicifolia |
Rhamnus ilicifolia is a species of flowering plant in the buckthorn family known by the common name hollyleaf redberry.[1] It is native to western North America, where it is a common plant growing in many types of habitat, including chaparral and wooded areas, from Oregon through California, to Baja California and Arizona.
Description[]
Rhamnus ilicifolia is a rambling shrub approaching four meters in maximum height. The thick leaves are oval to rounded with rounded tips, measuring 2 to 4 centimeters long. The edges are spiny-toothed and curve under, making the leaves concave. The inflorescence is a solitary flower or umbel of up to six flowers. The flower has four pointed sepals and no petals. The fruit is a drupe which ripens to bright shiny red. It is just under a centimeter wide and contains two seeds.
References[]
- ^ "Rhamnus ilicifolia". Natural Resources Conservation Service PLANTS Database. USDA. Retrieved 20 October 2015.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Rhamnus ilicifolia
- USDA Plants Profile: Rhamnus ilicifolia
- Rhamnus ilicifolia - Photo gallery
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- Rhamnus (plant)
- Flora of Arizona
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of California
- Flora of Oregon
- Flora of the California desert regions
- Flora of the Cascade Range
- Flora of the Klamath Mountains
- Flora of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.)
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Central Valley (California)
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Mojave Desert
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Taxa named by Albert Kellogg
- Rhamnaceae stubs