| Comarostaphylis diversifolia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Comarostaphylis |
| Species: | C. diversifolia |
| Binomial name | |
| Comarostaphylis diversifolia (Parry) Greene | |
Comarostaphylis diversifolia, known by the common names summer holly and California comarostaphylos, is a species of shrub in the heath family.
It is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in coastal chaparral habitat.
Description
Comarostaphylis diversifolia is an erect shrub which can exceed 4 metres (13 ft) in height. Its bark is gray and shreddy and the tough, evergreen leaves are oval in shape and sometimes toothed.
The inflorescence is a raceme of urn-shaped flowers very similar to those of the related shrubs, the manzanitas. The fruit is a bright red, juicy drupe with a bumpy skin.
Subspecies
There are two subspecies:
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia - native to the coastal hills of Southern California and Baja California.
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia - native to the Channel Islands of California and the Transverse Ranges north of Los Angeles.
See also
References
- CalFlora Database: Comarostaphylis diversifolia . accessed 8.2.2013
- CalFlora Database: Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. diversifolia
- CalFlora Database: Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia
External links
Media related to Comarostaphylis diversifolia at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Comarostaphylis diversifolia at Wikispecies- Jepson Manual Treatment: Comarostaphylis diversifolia
- USDA Plants Profile
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia — U.C. Photo gallery
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- Arbutoideae
- Flora of California
- Flora of Baja California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Channel Islands of California
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Garden plants of North America
- Drought-tolerant plants
- Ericaceae stubs