Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Frangula californica (Eschsch.) A. Gray ssp. occidentalis (Howell ex Greene) Kartesz & Gandhi

Wetern california coffeeberry

2016 Steve Matson

2019 Susan McDougall

2016 Steve Matson

2019 Susan McDougall

2016 Steve Matson

2008 Keir Morse

2015 Susan McDougall

Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Rhamnus californica ssp. occidentalis


	Plant Range Observation Search (238 records) Plant Characteristics

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

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Ultramafic affinity: 6 - strict endemic

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus californica ssp. occidentalis
JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus californica var. occidentalis
JEF	Rhamnus occidentalis

Information about Frangula californica ssp. occidentalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FRCAO4) 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	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, including the Consortium of California Herbaria. [web application]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 02/05/2023).