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Rhamnus crocea subsp. ilicifolia, synonym Rhamnus ilicifolia, is a subspecies of flowering plant in the buckthorn family, [1] known by the common name hollyleaf redberry. [2] It is native to western North America, where it is a common plant growing in many types of habitat, including chaparral and wooded areas.
Rhamnus crocea, the spiny redberry, is a species of plant in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native from California to northern Mexico . As of March 2024 [update] , five subspecies are recognized.
Rhamnus pumila, dwarf buckthorn. Rhamnus is a genus of about 140 accepted species of shrubs or small trees, commonly known as buckthorns, in the family Rhamnaceae.Its species range from 1 to 10 m (3 to 33 ft) tall (rarely to 15 m, 50 ft) and are native mainly in east Asia and North America, but found throughout the temperate and subtropical Northern Hemisphere, and also more locally in the ...
The fruit is a red berry 6–10 mm (1 ⁄ 4 – 3 ⁄ 8 in) across, with an acidic taste, ripening in late summer to autumn. [9] While bitter early in the season, they sweeten if left on the branch through winter. [10] Cytology is 2n = 24. [11]
Redberry or Red Berry may refer to: Rhamnus crocea, a Northwest American shrub in the buckthorn family; Vaccinium vitis-idaea, commonly called lingonberry or cowberry; Red Berry (Texas politician) (1899–1969), member of Texas House of Representatives and Senate; Red Berry (wrestler) (1906–1973), American professional wrestler; Redberry Lake ...
In phytogeography, concerned with the geographic distribution of plant species, floristic provinces are used. The Sierra Nevada are primarily within the California Floristic Province, with the Rocky Mountain Floristic Province to the north, the Great Basin Floristic Province to the east, and Sonoran Floristic Province to the south.
Rhamnus crocea subsp. pirifolia, synonym Rhamnus pirifolia, is a subspecies of tree and shrub in the buckthorn family known by the common name island redberry. [2] It is an island endemic which is known only from the Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island off Baja California .
The flowers are inconspicuous yellow-green, in pendulous 4–8-centimetre (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 – 3 + 1 ⁄ 4-inch) racemes, maturing into bright red translucent edible berries about 8–12 millimetres (3 ⁄ 8 – 1 ⁄ 2 in) diameter, with 3–10 berries on each raceme.