Calflora
Taxon  Report   10902    
Frangula californica  (Eschsch.) A. Gray
California coffeeberry
Frangula californica, a dicot, is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Bloom Period

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Habitat: canyons, coastal, slopes

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS
Alternate Names:
JEFRhamnus californica
More information about  Frangula californica
International Plants Names Index

Search efloras.org (Flora of North America)

Landscape information from Calscape

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Consortium of California Herbaria 2

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]. 2021. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 10/17/2021).