Wildflowers of Southern Arizona
California Coffeeberry.
Frangula californica.
Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae) family.
PLANT: Shrubs to 5.5 m tall. STEMS: gray to red. LEAVES: thick, evergreen; petioles 0.5-1.7 cm long; blades elliptic to obovate, 2.8-8.5 cm long, 1.4-3.8 (-4.5) cm wide, green, glabrous on the upper surface and glabrous to white-tomentose on the lower surface. FLOWERS: 4-27 (-34) per inflorescence; sepals 2 mm long; petals brownish; stigma 2-lobed. FRUITS 0.6-1.2 cm wide; seeds 2.
Santa Catalina Mountains.
Chihuahua Pines Picnic Area
Location: Near southwest corner of parking area.
6/18/16
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