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Rhamnus californica
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Rhamnus californica  Eschsch.
California coffeeberry, Coffee Berry
Rhamnus californica, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California and is also found outside of California, but is confined to western North America.
Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Redwood Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland, Creosote Bush Scrub
Habitat: canyons, coastal, slopes [Walker]
Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS   [California Poison Control System 2010]    
Elevation: between 0 and 7545 feet
Family: RHAMNACEAE  
Related:See a list of other species in the genus Rhamnus found in California.
Name Status:
Accepted by JM93
PLANTS: accepted name: Frangula californica ssp. californica
TJM2: accepted name: Frangula californica
 
 NOTE: Rhamnus californica is not an active name in the Calflora species table.




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Distribution by County: See a detailed   Distribution Grid  of this plant in California.
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    CCH: records provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria.
 Information about  Rhamnus californica  from other sources:
Photos on Picasa / Flickr / Google Images

website references on Google

USDA PLANTS Profile (FRCAC5)

Nursery availability and horticultural info (what grows with this plant?) on CNPLX

Original Publication citation. on the International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Search the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Database

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    Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, based on data contributed by dozens of public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of Calif. Herbaria. [web application]. 2013. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: http://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: May 22, 2013).

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