Dirca occidentalis
A. Gray
Western leatherwood
Dirca occidentalis is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
California Rare Plant Rank:
1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere)
Bloom Period
one or more occurrenceswithin a 7.5-minute quadrangle
The blue points on the map indicate observations in Calflora.
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Equally likely to occur in wetlands and non wetlands
riparian
North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, wetland-riparian
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Bill Grave's Jasper Ridge Page: Dirca expert, Bill Grave's webpage at Jasper Ridge (link added by Roy West)
FOG BELT: Generally north or northeast facing slopes, generally in fog belt
Dirca occidentalis: Dirca occidentalis (western leatherwood) is a rare shrub that is native to California and endemic (limited) to California in the San Francisco Bay area. Its low growth, dispersal, and germination rates limit how quickly populations can recover from loss. Its very low seed dispersal rate may suggest that its natural disperser disappeared from the region.
Learn more about Dirca occidentalis: Dirca occidentalis Jepson video: (link added by Mary Ann Machi)
