Menziesia ferruginea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Menziesia ferruginea Sm.

Mock azalea, Rusty menziesia

2013 James Gonsman

2011 Jean Pawek

2008 Matt Below

2012 RT Hawke

2015 Adrienne Simmons

Menziesia ferruginea is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in North America and beyond.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~18 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Genus:	Menziesia
Family:	Ericaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Wetlands: Occurs usually in non wetlands, occasionally in wetlands

Communities: Redwood Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Menziesia ferruginea ssp. glabella
PLANTS	Menziesia ferruginea var. glabella
PLANTS	Menziesia glabella
iNat	Rhododendron menziesii

Information about Menziesia ferruginea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (MEFE) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation 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).