Rhamnus pirifolia Calflora

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Taxon Report

Rhamnus pirifolia Greene

Island redberry

2014 Steve Matson

2020 Susan McDougall

2024 Julia King

2016 Keir Morse

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

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~233 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


JEF	Rhamnus catalinae
JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus crocea ssp. pirifolia
JEF	Rhamnus crocea var. insularis
JEF + PLANTS	Rhamnus crocea var. pirifolia
PLANTS	Rhamnus insularis

Information about Rhamnus pirifolia from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (RHPI) 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 CNPS Inventory: 4.2 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: 12/03/2024).