Garrya flavescens
Garrya flavescens is a species of flowering shrub, known by the common name ashy silktassel.
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Garryales |
| Family: | Garryaceae |
| Genus: | Garrya |
| Species: | G. flavescens |
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The plant is native to the southwestern United States, and Baja California, Sonora, and Chihuahua in Mexico. It grows in many habitats, including dry forest, desert, and chaparral.
Description
Garrya flavescens is a shrub reaching a maximum height approaching three meters.
The leaves are oval-shaped, up to 7 or 8 centimeters long and about half as wide. The underside may be hairless to very hairy and pale dusty gray.
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.
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See also
- Madrean Sky Islands — desert habitat of the plant.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Garrya flavescens
- USDA Plants Profile for Garrya flavescens (Ashy silktassel)
- Garrya flavescens — U.C. Photo gallery
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