- Physocarpus capitatus
Taxobox
name = "Physocarpus capitatus"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rosaceae
genus = "Physocarpus "
species = "P. capitatus"
binomial = "Physocarpus capitatus"
binomial_authority = (Pursh) Kuntze"Physocarpus capitatus" (Pacific ninebark or tall ninebark) is a species of "
Physocarpus " native to westernNorth America from southernAlaska east toMontana andUtah , and south to southernCalifornia .It is a dense deciduous
shrub growing to 1 to 2.5 meters tall. The name comes from the appearance of thebark , which is flaky, peeling away in many layers. The shrub has distinctivemaple -like lobed leaves 3-14 cm long and broad, and clusters of small whiteflower s with five petals and numerous red-tipped stamens. The uniquefruit is an inflated glossy red pod which turns dry and brown and then splits open to release seeds.It is often found in
wetland s, but also forms thickets along rivers and in moist forest habitats. While it grows most robustly in wet environments, it is drought-tolerant to a degree and is a popular California garden plant.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Physocarpus+capitatus Jepson Flora Project: "Physocarpus capitatus"]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=phca11_005_ahp.tif NRCS: USDA Plants Profile "Physocarpus capitatus"] , [http://plants.usda.gov/java/largeImage?imageID=phca11_004_ahp.tif] , OR,WA,ID,CA [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PHCA11] , CA: [http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=California&statefips=06&symbol=PHCA11]References
Casebeer, M. (2004). "Discover California Shrubs". Sonora, California: Hooker Press. ISBN 0-9665463-1-8
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