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Distribution by County   4140    
Heteromeles arbutifolia  (Lindl.) M. Roem.
Christmas berry, Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.
Record Count by County

Alameda: 133 Los Angeles: 2624 San Benito: 367 Solano: 58
Amador: 90 Madera: 4 San Bernardino: 54 Sonoma: 353
Butte: 320 Marin: 562 San Diego: 877 Stanislaus: 8
Calaveras: 99 Mariposa: 196 San Francisco: 171 Sutter: 10
Colusa: 67 Mendocino: 73 San Joaquin: 1 Tehama: 43
Contra Costa: 155 Merced: 16 San Luis Obispo: 223 Trinity: 3
Del Norte: 3 Monterey: 255 San Mateo: 355 Tulare: 2
El Dorado: 209 Napa: 204 Santa Barbara: 398 Tuolumne: 197
Fresno: 71 Nevada: 115 Santa Clara: 301 Ventura: 878
Glenn: 4 Orange: 768 Santa Cruz: 128 Yolo: 24
Humboldt: 43 Placer: 86 Shasta: 64 Yuba: 56
Kern: 4 Riverside: 385 Sierra: 1
Lake: 93 Sacramento: 58 Siskiyou: 9

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]. 2026. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 04/21/2026).