Garrya fremontii

Taxobox
name = "Garrya fremontii"

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image_width = 230px
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Garryales
familia = Garryaceae
genus = "Garrya"
species = "G. fremontii"
binomial = "Garrya fremontii"
binomial_authority = Torr.
synonyms = "Garrya rigida"

"Garrya fremontii" is a species of flowering shrub known by several common names, including Frémont's silktassel, bearbrush, and California fever bush. It is native to the west coast of the United States from Washington to California. It can be found in a number of habitats, from mountain forest to woodlands and chaparral canyons and slopes. This is a shrub reaching a maximum height of three to four meters. The leaves are oval-shaped, 2 to 12 centimeters long and about half as wide, and smooth green, rarely with hairs on the undersides. The plant is dioecious, with male and female plants producing long, hanging clusters of yellowish to pinkish flowers. The fruit is a spherical berry, starting green and turning pink and then purple. The fruit is eaten by birds and mammals, who disperse the seeds. The plant can also sprout from its root crown. Like many other chaparral species, it is quick to recover from wildfire.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?4366,4367,4372 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=GAFR USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.fs.fed.us/database/feis/plants/shrub/garfre/all.html Ecology]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Garrya+fremontii Photo gallery]