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Fremontodendron californicum  (Torr.) Coville
California flannelbush,   California fremontia,   Flannel bush
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Fremontodendron californicum is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.
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Genus: Fremontodendron
Family: Malvaceae  
(Sterculiaceae)
Category: angiosperm  
PLANTS group:Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:
PLANTSFremontia californica ssp. crassifolia
PLANTSFremontia californica ssp. obispoensis
PLANTSFremontia californica var. diegensis
PLANTSFremontia californica var. integra
PLANTSFremontia californica var. napensis
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Information about  Fremontodendron californicum from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (FRCA6)

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[Wikipedia] Medicinal Uses: As a traditional Native American medicinal plant, the inner bark's sap that was used as a topical remedy for mucous membrane irritation and for gastrointestinal upset, by some of the indigenous peoples of California. The wood was also used by the Californian Yokuts and Kawaiisu peoples as a building and furniture material, and the bark for cordage and for nets used in acorn cache holding and snare hunting. It contributed cultural significance as Indigenous communities utilized the flexible nature of the wood to craft hoop-and-pole game materials (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


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Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 02/23/2025).