Frangula californica ssp. cuspidata Calflora

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Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. cuspidata (Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi

Sierra hoary coffeeberry

2010 Steve Matson

2015 Keir Morse

2021 Arlee Montalvo

2015 Ron Vanderhoff

2010 Steve Matson

2015 Keir Morse

Frangula californica ssp. cuspidata is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata


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Parent:	Frangula californica
Genus:	Frangula
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus californica ssp. cuspidata
JEF	Rhamnus californica var. viridula
JEF	Rhamnus cuspidata
JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata

Information about Frangula californica ssp. cuspidata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FRCAC7) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 01/18/2025).