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Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia

Frangula purshiana (DC.) A. Gray ssp. annonifolia (Greene) Sawyer & S.W. Edwards

Cascara Annona-leaved Buckthorn, Cascara Sagrada

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)

Synonym(s): Frangula annonifolia, Rhamnus annonifolia, Rhamnus purshiana var. annonifolia

USDA Symbol: FRPUA

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Drupe
Size Notes: Up to about 15 feet tall.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White , Yellow , Green
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: CA
Native Habitat: Coniferous forest edges, stream banks, non-serpentine substrates.

Web Reference

Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) Calflora
Webref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.

Additional resources

USDA: Find Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Frangula purshiana ssp. annonifolia

Metadata

Record Modified: 2020-11-16
Research By: CBR

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