Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Appearance
Comarostaphylis diversifolia | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Comarostaphylis |
Species: | C. diversifolia
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Binomial name | |
Comarostaphylis diversifolia |
Comarostaphylis diversifolia, known by the common names summer holly and California comarostaphylos, is a species of shrub in the heath family.[1]
It is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in coastal chaparral habitat.
Description
[edit]Comarostaphylis diversifolia is an erect shrub which can exceed 4 metres (13 ft) in height. Its bark is gray and shreddy and the tough, evergreen leaves are oval in shape and sometimes toothed.
The inflorescence is a raceme of urn-shaped flowers very similar to those of the related shrubs, the manzanitas. The fruit is a bright red, juicy drupe with a bumpy skin.
Subspecies
[edit]There are two subspecies:
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia - native to the coastal hills of Southern California and Baja California.[2]
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia - native to the Channel Islands of California and the Transverse Ranges north of Los Angeles.[3]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]External links
[edit]Media related to Comarostaphylis diversifolia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Comarostaphylis diversifolia at Wikispecies
- Jepson Manual Treatment: Comarostaphylis diversifolia
- USDA Plants Profile
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia — U.C. Photo gallery
Categories:
- Arbutoideae
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Garden plants of North America
- Drought-tolerant plants
- Ericaceae stubs