Adenostoma
Appearance
Adenostoma | |
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Adenostoma fasciculatum | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
Tribe: | Sorbarieae |
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.[1] 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.[1]
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