Menodora scabra var. glabrescens Calflora

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Taxon Report

Menodora scabra A. Gray var. glabrescens A. Gray

Broom tvinberry, Desert olive

2005 James M. Andre

2011 Gina Richmond

2010 Neal Kramer

Menodora scabra var. glabrescens is a perennial herb that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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Parent:	Menodora scabra
Genus:	Menodora
Family:	Oleaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Shadscale Scrub, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF

Alternate Names:


JEF	Menodora scoparia

Information about Menodora scabra var. glabrescens from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MESC) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/21/2024).