Common Name | California coffeeberry |
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Scientific Name | Frangula californica |
Plant Family | Rhamnaceae |
Origin | Native |
Duration | Perennial |
Flower color | Green, cream, and white |
Green, cream, and white | Shrub |
Habitats | Chaparral, foothill woodland, mixed evergreen forest, coastal strand, northern coastal scrub, coastal sage scrub, creosote bush scrub, redwood forest, yellow pine forest, red fir forest, pinyon-juniper woodland, Joshua tree woodland |
Description
California coffeeberry is endemic to California; it supports birds, bats, butterflies, and moths. Birds love its fruits, which turn a very dark color in the summer.