Plants killed by fire; burl absent; twigs glabrous or sparsely short-hairy. Leaf blades dull green, not glaucous. Inflorescences: axis 1 mm diam. Ovaries glandular-hairy. Fruits glandular-hairy. Stones often connate into single sphere, sometimes distinct.

Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Chaparral, upper foothill woodlands
Elevation: 600-1400 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Subspecies elegans is found at higher elevations, usually in rocky volcanic soils, in the interior, southern North Coast Range.

Selected References

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Lower Taxa

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