Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia Small

Baja birdbush (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Ornithostaphylos

Characteristics

Shrubs to 2(-5) m. Leaves usually 3(-5) per node; petiole to 6 mm; blade whitish abaxially, light to deep green adaxially, 2.5-8 cm × 3-6 mm, base tapering to petiole, apex acute to mucronate. Inflorescences: axes sometimes reddish purple, minutely tomentose. Pedicels slender, much longer than flowers; bracteoles minute. Flowers: calyx lobes ca. 1 × 1 mm, apex obtuse; corolla 3-4 mm, lobes recurved, apex obtuse; anther awns nearly as long as sacs; ovary villous; style often persistent, included or slightly exserted. Drupes 4-6 mm diam.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
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Distribution

Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:176544-2
WFO ID wfo-0001047621
COL ID 74WBS
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Synonyms

Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia