Adolphia californica S.Watson

California prickbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Adolphia

Characteristics

Shrubs, 0.5–1.5 m, secondary branches and branchlets glabrous or glabrate, branchlets 1–1.5 mm diam. Leaves: blade elliptic-oblong to obovate, 3–12 mm, margins entire, surfaces puberulent; 1-or vaguely 3-veined from base. Pedicels 3–6 mm. Flowers: hypanthium broadly obconic, 2.5–3 mm wide, sides nearly straight; sepals triangular-deltate, length equaling width, margins straight; petals 2–2.5 mm, deeply hooded.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 1.25
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Nitrogen fixer frankia
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-12

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Images

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Distribution

Adolphia californica world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716594-1
WFO ID wfo-0000521080
COL ID 64SKM
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Synonyms

Adolphia californica