Adenostoma sparsifolium

Adenostoma sparsifolium
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rosaceae
Genus:	Adenostoma
Species:	A. sparsifolium
Binomial name
Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr.

Adenostoma sparsifolium, Redshanks or less commonly, Ribbonwood, is a multi-trunked tree or shrub native to dry slopes or chaparral of Southern California and northern Baja California.

Description

Shaggy falling shanks or ribbons of bark are one of the strongest characteristics of the Adenostoma sparsifolium tree, hence the common names. Redshanks are closely related to the more abundant Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum).

See also

• California chaparral and woodlands

References

• Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Adenostoma sparsifolium
• USDA Plants Profile: Adenostoma sparsifolium
• Adenostoma sparsifolium Ecology
• Adenostoma sparsifolium Photo gallery