Accession Data

Heteromeles arbutifolia

Common Name: Christmas Berry, Toyon, Hollywood

Family: Rosaceae

Country of Origin: Oregon & California, USA

Description: The genus Heteromeles is comprised of this single species, closely allied to the tropical genus Photinia. It is a long lived shrub or small tree that sprouts from an underground burl after a fire. Leathery, evergreen leaves are sharply toothed along the margins.
A common constituent of Chaparral vegetation although typically found on less harsh, more mesic sites.
It is unusual among chaparral shrubs in that is flowers during the summer. The perigynous flowers are borne in flat-topped or convex terminal inflorescences. The fruits are orange pomes 0.5 to 1cm in diameter ripening in late fall into early winter and are bird dispersed.

Accession Data

USDA Zone: 7-10

Accession #: 200300282

Accession Date: 2003-08-28 00:00:00

Bloom Status: 🪴 Not Flowering

Location: 2116

Quantity: 2

Source: Tim Devine - CSU Chico

Culture: rainfall 30-80cm annually
pH 5-8

Classification

Division: Magnoliophyta

Class: Magnoliopsida

Subclass: eurosid I

Order: Rosales

Family: Rosaceae

SubFamily: Amygdaloideae

Tribe: Maleae

Flowering Data:

This accession has been observed in bloom on:
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References

  1. The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 05, 2017.
  2. at ARS-GRIN. Last accessed on Tuesday, September 05, 2017.

Images

Heteromeles arbutifolia