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Distribution by County   3748    
Garrya elliptica  Lindl.
Coast silk tassel,   Coast silktassel,   Silk tassel bush or quinine bush,   Wavyleaf silktassel
Garrya elliptica is a tree or shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 44 Lake: 1 San Francisco: 8 Shasta: 2
Colusa: 2 Marin: 188 San Luis Obispo: 40 Siskiyou: 1
Contra Costa: 47 Mendocino: 74 San Mateo: 93 Sonoma: 60
Del Norte: 15 Monterey: 131 Santa Barbara: 12 Ventura: 1
El Dorado: 1 Napa: 10 Santa Clara: 77
Humboldt: 90 San Benito: 12 Santa Cruz: 38

Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 12/11/2025).