Rhamnus ilicifolia

Kellogg

Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 37. 1863. (as ilicifolius)

Common names: Hollyleaf redberry
Illustrated
Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia (Kellogg) C. B. Wolf R. crocea var. ilicifolia (Kellogg) Greene
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 48. Mentioned on page 46, 47.

Shrubs or small trees, 1–4 m, unarmed. Branchlets gray, stiff, glabrous or densely and softly hirtellous. Leaves persistent, alternate; petiole 2–10 mm; blade usually dull green, sometimes reddish brown, abaxially, glossy to dull green adaxially, broadly elliptic to oblong, orbiculate, or ovate, 2–4.5 cm, distinctly coriaceous, base cuneate to nearly truncate, margins spinulose to spinose-dentate, apex rounded or obtuse to truncate or emarginate, both surfaces glabrous; secondary veins 5–7 pairs, all diverging at nearly same angle. Inflorescences fascicles or flowers solitary. Pedicels 2–4 mm. Sepals 4. Petals 0. Drupes red, globose, 4–6(–8) mm; stones 2. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Jan–Jun.
Habitat: Canyon slopes and bottoms, rock faces, open hillsides, sandstone ridges, serpentine slopes, roadsides, stream benches, riparian areas, meadows, coastal sage scrub, chaparral/desert transition, chaparral, woodlands, montane forests.
Elevation: 100–2200(–2400) m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., Nev., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California).

Discussion

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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... more about "Rhamnus ilicifolia"
Guy L. Nesom +  and John O. Sawyer† +
Kellogg +
Hollyleaf redberry +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +  and Mexico (Baja California). +
100–2200(–2400) m. +
Canyon slopes and bottoms, rock faces, open hillsides, sandstone ridges, serpentine slopes, roadsides, stream benches, riparian areas, meadows, coastal sage scrub, chaparral/desert transition, chaparral, woodlands, montane forests. +
Flowering Jan–Jun. +
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. +
Illustrated +
Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia +  and R. crocea var. ilicifolia +
Rhamnus ilicifolia +
species +