Adenostoma
| Adenostoma | |
|---|---|
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| Adenostoma fasciculatum | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae[1] |
| Genus: | Adenostoma Hook. & Arn. |
Adenostoma is a genus of shrubs containing only two species:
- Adenostoma fasciculatum — Chamise
- Adenostoma sparsifolium — Red shank.
Both species are native to coastal California and Baja California. Adenostoma fasciculatum is also native to California in the Sierra Nevada.[2] They are found in plant communities and sub-ecoregions of the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion.
Both species in this genus feature stiff, linear leaves arranged alternately or in clusters along stems with shredding bark. Flowers form on a panicle, are cream to white and, as in all members of the rose family, have hypanthia.[2]
See also
- California coastal sage and chaparral sub-ecoregion
- California montane chaparral and woodlands sub-ecoregion
- California interior chaparral and woodlands sub-ecoregion
References
- ↑ Potter, D., et al. (2007). Phylogeny and classification of Rosaceae. Plant Systematics and Evolution. 266(1–2): 5–43. [Referring to the subfamily by the name "Spiraeoideae"]
- 1 2 Jepson Manual, University of California, 1993; Adenostoma
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