Menodora scabra Calflora

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Taxon Report

Menodora scabra A. Gray

Rough desert olive, Rough menodora

2005 James M. Andre

2004 James M. Andre

2010 Lee Dittmann

2010 Aaron Schusteff

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


	Plant Range Observation Search ~293 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... var. glabrescens ... var. scabra
Genus:	Menodora
Family:	Oleaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Menodora scabra var. laevis
PLANTS	Menodora scabra var. longituba
PLANTS	Menodora scabra var. ramosissima
PLANTS	Menodora scoparia

Information about Menodora scabra from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MESC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	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. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/26/2024).