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

Alternate Names:
JEFRhamnus californica
Information about Frangula californica from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (FRCA12)

Photos on Calflora

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Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

[Wikipedia] Wildlife & Livestock Food Source, Galls: Parts of the plant, including the foliage and fruit, are food for wild animals such as mule deer, black bears, and many resident and migrating birds, as well as livestock.[7] Two insects induce galls on California coffeeberry: a moth, Sorhagenia nimbosa, induces swelling along the leaf midrib, and a midge of the genus Asphondylia induces flower-bud galls. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)

Suggested Citation
“Calflora - Taxon Report.” The Calflora Database, a non-profit organization. .

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