Oemleria cerasiformis
(Hook. & Arn.) J. W. Landon
Indian plum, Oso berry
Oemleria cerasiformis is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
Bloom Period
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Jepson eFlora section:
eudicot
USDA PLANTS group:
Dicot
Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands
canyons
Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Chaparral
Burbank's Experimental Farm: Luther Burbank considered these as a possible commercial product. They are still growing on the farm:
#28 Oso Berry ( Oemleria cerasiformis ) Burbank selection (1918) of a hardy, deciduous, drought-tolerant native shrub. Bears bean-sized, edible, blue-black fruit.
