Summary ⁷

Heteromeles arbutifolia (/ˌhɛtɨrɵˈmiːliːz ɑrˌbjuːtɨˈfoʊliə/; more commonly /hɛtəˈrɒməliːz/ by Californian botanists), commonly known as Toyon, is a common perennial shrub native to California down to Baja California.

Description ⁸

General: Rose Family (Rosaceae). This evergreen shrub reaches up to 10 meters in height. It has a grayish trunk and puberulent branches. The elliptic to oblong leaves are simple and short petioled. They have spines along the margins and are thick and leathery. The small, white flowers are arranged in large terminal clusters and each flower has 5 petals, 5 sepals, and 10 stamens. The fruits are bright red or yellow drupe-like pomes with dry pulp and contain 3 to 6 seeds. They persist through winter.

Fuentes y créditos

1. (c) randomtruth, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/58096907@N00/2680620132
2. (c) J. E.(Jed) and Bonnie McClellan, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-NC-SA), https://calphotos.berkeley.edu/imgs/512x768/1351_3151/0543/0122.jpeg
3. (c) Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_03.jpg
4. (c) Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_04.jpg
5. (c) docentjoyce from Los Osos, u.s.a., algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_01.jpg
6. (c) Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_02.jpg
7. (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteromeles_arbutifolia
8. (c) USDA NRCS National Plant Data Center, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://eol.org/data_objects/1385354

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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