Garrya veatchii

Garrya veatchii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Garryales
Family: Garryaceae
Genus: Garrya
Species:
G. veatchii
Binomial name
Garrya veatchii
Synonyms[2]
  • Garrya flavescens var. palmeri S.Watson
  • Garrya veatchii var. palmeri (S.Watson) Eastw.
  • Garrya veatchii var. undulata Eastw.

Garrya veatchii is a species of flowering shrub known by the common names canyon silktassel and Veatch silktassel.

It is native to the chaparral hills of Southern California and Baja California.[2]

Description

Garrya veatchii is a small treelike or bushy shrub reaching maximum heights near 2 metres (6.6 ft). It has oval-shaped leaves 3 to 9 centimeters long and about half as wide with margins flat, wavy, or slightly rolled, and undersides covered thinly to thickly in woolly hairs.

It produces long, hanging inflorescences of light-colored flowers, those on female plants giving way to hanging clusters of fruits.

The fruit is a spherical to egg-shaped berry covered in a soft coat of hairs.

References

  1. ↑ Fuentes, A.C.D.; Martínez Salas, E.; Samain, M.-S. (2020). "Garrya veatchii". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2020 e.T126603602A126604204. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2020-3.RLTS.T126603602A126604204.en. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Garrya veatchii Kellogg". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 16 August 2026.
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