Rhamnus californica Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rhamnus californica Eschsch.

(not an active name)

California coffeeberry, Coffee berry

2001 Lynn Overtree

Rhamnus californica is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.

also called Frangula californica


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Genus:	Rhamnus
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Toxicity: Do not eat any part of this plant.

Habitat: canyons, coastal, slopes

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Coastal Sage Scrub, Creosote Bush Scrub, Redwood Forest, Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Mixed Evergreen Forest, Foothill Woodland, Chaparral, Pinyon-Juniper Woodland, Joshua Tree Woodland

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PLANTS	Frangula californica ssp. californica
JEF	Frangula californica

Information about Rhamnus californica from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (FRCAC5) 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).