- Adenostoma sparsifolium
Taxobox
name = "Adenostoma sparsifolium"
image_width = 240px
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rosaceae
genus = "Adenostoma "
species = "A. sparsifolium"
binomial = "Adenostoma sparsifolium"
binomial_authority = Torr."Adenostoma sparsifolium" (Redshanks or less commonly, Ribbonwood) is a multi-trunked tree or shrub native to dry slopes or
chaparral ofSouthern California and northern Baja California. Shaggy falling shanks or ribbons of bark are one of the strongest characteristics of the tree, hence the common names. Redshanks are closely related to the more abundantChamise ("Adenostoma fasciculatum ").References
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External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6681,6683 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ADSP USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/adespa/all.html Ecology]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Adenostoma+sparsifolium Photo gallery]
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