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Almaden Quicksilver CP (NRDB.org)
Alum Rock RP (NRDB.org)
Andrew Molera SP (NRDB.org)
Annadel SP (NRDB.org)
Ano Nuevo SNR (NRDB.org)
Anthony Chabot Regional Park
Ardenwood Regional Preserve
Baltimore Canyon
Bean Hollow SB (NRDB.org)
Bear Creek Redwoods OSP (NRDB.org)
Bear Valley
Big Break Regional Shoreline
Bishop Ranch Regional Open Space
Black Diamond Mines Regional Preserve
Blithedale Summit
Blomquist Open Space Preserve
Bohemia Ecological Preserve
Bolinas Lagoon
Bonny Doon Ecological Reserve (NRDB.org)
Briones Regional Park
Brooks Island Regional Shoreline
Brushy Peak Regional Preserve
Butano SP (NRDB.org)
Calero CP (NRDB.org)
Camino Alto
Carquinez Strait Regional Shoreline
Carson Falls Trail
Castle Rock SP (NRDB.org)
Claremont Canyon Regional Preserve
Coal Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
Coal Mine Ridge OS (NRDB.org)
Cold Canyon
Contra Loma Regional Park
Coyote Hills Regional Park
Coyote Lake - Harvey Bear Ranch CP (NRDB.org)
Coyote Point RA (NRDB.org)
Coyote Valley OSP (NRDB.org)
Crystal Springs Regional Trail
Cuyamaca Rancho State Park
Del Valle Regional Park
Devil's Gulch
Devil's Slide Trail (NRDB.org)
Diablo Foothills Regional Park
Don Castro Regional Recreation Area
Don Edwards NWR (NRDB.org)
El Corte de Madera Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
El Sereno
Elkhorn Slough National Estuarnine Research Reserve
Estero Trail
Fairfield-Osborn Preserve (NRDB.org)
Fitzgerald Marine Reserve (NRDB.org)
Foothills Open Space Preserve
Foothills Park
Fort Ord BLM (NRDB.org)
Fort Ord Shrubs
Fort Point
Fort Ross SHP (NRDB.org)
Fremont Peak SP (NRDB.org)
French Ranch Open Space Preserve
Frog Pond Wetland Preserve (NRDB.org)
Garin/Dry Creek Pioneer Regional Park
Garland Ranch
Garrapata SP (NRDB.org)
Gary Giacomini Preserve
Glen Deven Ranch (NRDB.org)
Golden Gate National Recreation Area (NPS)
Half Moon Bay SB (NRDB.org)
Hayward Regional Shoreline
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP (NRDB.org)
Hidden Villa
Hollister Hills State Vehicular Recreation Area
Hood Mountain RP & OSP (NRDB.org)
Huckleberry Botanic Regional Preserve
Huddart CP (NRDB.org)
Indian Tree
Indian Valley
Jack London SHP (NRDB.org)
Jacks Peak CP (NRDB.org)
Jasper Ridge
John Little
Joseph D. Grant CP (NRDB.org)
Junipero Serra CP (NRDB.org)
Kennedy Grove Regional Recreation Area
King Mountain
La Honda Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
La Purisima Mission State Historical Park
Las Trampas Regional Wilderness
Leo Carrillo SP
Leona Canyon Regional Open Space Preserve
Limekiln SP (NRDB.org)
Little Mountain
Loma Alta
Long Ridge Open Space Preserve
Los Trancos Open Space Preserve
Lucas Valley
Malibu Creek State Park
Manzanita CP (NRDB.org)
Marin County Complete List (CNPS)
Marin Municipal Water District
Martinez Regional Shoreline
McLaughlin Reserve (NRDB.org)
Miller/Knox Regional Shoreline
Millerton Point
Miramontes Ridge
Mission Peak Regional Preserve
Mitteldorf Preserve (NRDB.org)
Montara State Beach and McNee Ranch (NRDB.org)
Monte Bello OSP (NRDB.org)
Morgan Territory Regional Preserve
Mori Point (NRDB.org)
Mount Diablo SP (NRDB.org)
Mount Madonna CP (NRDB.org)
Mount Tamalpais SP (NRDB.org)
Mt. Wilson Toll Road
Muir Woods
New Brighton
Ohlone Regional Wilderness
Pacifica SB (NRDB.org)
Pearson-Arastradero Preserve
Pedro Point Headlands (NRDB.org)
Peninsula Watershed (NRDB.org)
Pescadero Creek Park (NRDB.org)
Pescadero SB (NRDB.org)
Pfeiffer Big Sur SP (NRDB.org)
Picchetti Ranch OSP (NRDB.org)
Pigeon Point Light Station SHP (NRDB.org)
Pillar Point Bluff (NRDB.org)
Pleasanton Ridge Regional Park
Point Isabel Regional Shoreline
Point Lobos SNR (NRDB.org)
Point Reyes
Pomponio SB (NRDB.org)
Presidio (NRDB.org)
Pulgas Ridge
Purisima Creek OSP (NRDB.org)
Quarry Lakes Regional Recreation Area
Rancho Canada del Oro OSP (NRDB.org)
Rancho Corral de Tierra (NRDB.org)
Redwood Regional Park
Rincon Ridge
Round Valley Regional Preserve
Roy's Redwoods
Salt Point SP (NRDB.org)
Samuel P. Taylor State Park
San Bruno Mountain
San Pedro Mountain
San Pedro Valley CP (NRDB.org)
San Simeon State Park
Sanborn CP (NRDB.org)
Santa Teresa CP (NRDB.org)
Saratoga Gap
SFB Morse OS (NRDB.org)
Shadow Cliffs Regional Recreation Area
Sibley Volcanic Regional Preserve
Sierra Azul OSP (NRDB.org)
Sinkyone Wilderness State Park
Skyline Ridge OSP (NRDB.org)
Sobrante Ridge Regional Preserve
Southridge Preserve
St. Joseph's Hill OSP (NRDB.org)
Stevens Creek CP (NRDB.org)
Stulsaft Park (NRDB.org)
Sugarloaf Ridge SP (NRDB.org)
Sunol Regional Wilderness
Sycamore Valley Open Space Preserve
Teague Hill
Temescal Regional Recreation Area
Terra Linda/Sleepy Hollow
The Forest of Nisene Marks SP (NRDB.org)
Thornewood OSP (NRDB.org)
Tilden Regional Park
Tomales Bay State Park
Trinity Alps
Upper Stevens Creek
Uvas Canyon CP (NRDB.org)
Vargas Plateau Regional Park
Vasco Caves Regional Preserve
Waterbird Regional Preserve
White's Hill
Wildcat Canyon Regional Park
Wilder Ranch State Park
Windy Hill OSP (NRDB.org)
Wunderlich CP (NRDB.org)
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California Coffeeberry (Frangula californica ssp. californica)
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Shrub
Yellow
White
Other
5 Petals
Alternate
Typical Height
Evergreen
Has Berries
CA Endemic
Description
Height to 15 ft.
CA Bloom Apr - Jun
Leaves are
evergreen
, about 3 inches long, pointed, and have a strong central vein.
Berries are a variety of colors, finishing at red or black at maturity.
Stems are often red
CA native.
Endemic
to California.
Common along the Franscican trail between posts 11 and 16.
AKA Coffeeberry
Buckthorn Family (Rhamnaceae)
Coffeeberry is a dense shrub, often darker green than the surrounding plants. Look for shiny narrow leaves.
Flowers, and later berries, nestle at the base of the leaves, which are long and pointed.
Berries are round, and end up being red or black.
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New branches are often red. Leaves are dark green, 3 or 4 inches long, and pointed at the tip.
The top side of the leaf is dark, shiny green. The leaf often has small serrations you can feel if you run your hand along it. The similar Toy ...
The underside is a paler, but still bright green. Secondary veins bend toward the tip of the leaf as they approach the margin.
5 to 50 flowers cluster on short stalks in the [[leaf axils]]. They're small - about 1/8" across.
The outer 5 points of this flower are [[sepals]]. They surround 5 shorter all-white petals, which are offset from the sepals.