Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Frangula purshiana (DC.) A. Gray ex J.G. Cooper ssp. annonifolia (Greene) Sawyer & S.W. Edwards

Cascara sagrada

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Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia is a tree or shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search (38 records) Plant Characteristics

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

Toxicity: MINOR, DERMATITIS

Wetlands:
Arid West: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
Mountains, Valleys and Coast: Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Frangula annonifolia
JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus annonifolia
JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus purshiana var. annonifolia

Information about Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FRPUA) 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: 01/27/2023).