Forestiera pubescens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Forestiera pubescens Nutt.

Desert olive, Stretchberry

2017 Steve Matson

2012 Jean Pawek

2004 James M. Andre

2019 Diane Etchison

2017 Steve Matson

2011 Neal Kramer

2009 Keir Morse

Forestiera pubescens is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Genus:	Forestiera
Family:	Oleaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Habitat: slopes, ridges

Communities: Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Forestiera neomexicana var. arizonica
JEF	Forestiera neomexicana var. neomexicana
JEF	Forestiera pubescens var. parviflora

More information about Forestiera pubescens


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (FOPU2) BONAP Distribution Map	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape Photos on PlantID.net Google Images 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]. 2022. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 09/26/2022).