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Crossosoma californicum Nutt.

 

Family

:

Crossosomataceae

Local name

:

English- California rock flower

Flowering and fruiting period

:

February -May

Distribution

:

Palos Verdes Peninsula, San Clemente Island, Santa Catalina Island

Habitat

:

Dry, rocky slopes, canyons below 1500'

Key botanical characters:

Crossosoma californicum is a shrub or small tree sprawling to a maximum height of 5 metres (16 ft). The stem is intricately divided into many thorn-tipped branches lined with veiny, pale green, oval-shaped to rounded leaves up to 9 centimeters long.

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