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.
Bloom Period
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
canyons, coastal, slopes
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
[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)
