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Ashy Silktassel
Garrya flavescens
Garrya flavescens is a species of flowering shrub, known by the common name ashy silktassel.
The plant is native to the southwestern United States, and Baja California, Sonora, and Chihuahua in northern Mexico. It grows in many habitats, including dry forest, desert, and chaparral.
From the article Garrya flavescens on Wikipedia (CC BY-SA), quoted section by section
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.
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 56201.