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Garrya flavescens  S. Watson
Ashy silk tassel,   Ashy silktassel
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Garrya flavescens is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.
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Genus: Garrya
Family: Garryaceae  
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:
PLANTSGarrya flavescens ssp. pallida
JEF + PLANTSGarrya flavescens var. pallida
Information about  Garrya flavescens from other sources
Nursery availability from CNPLX
This plant is available commercially.
Jepson eFlora

USDA PLANTS Profile (GAFL2)

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Google Images

Photos on iNaturalist

ID Tips on PlantID.net

[Wikipedia] Dioecious: The plant is dioecious, with both male and female plants producing long hanging clusters of flowers. Female flowers give way to bunches or clusters of spherical berries covered in hairs. (link added by Mary Ann Machi)


Suggested Citation
Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/   (Accessed: 03/29/2025).