Endemicoccurs (regularly, as a native taxon) in multiple nations
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusComarostaphylis
Other Common Names
summer holly (EN) Summer-holly (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date2004-10-08
Change Date2004-10-08
Edition Date1996-04-15
Edition AuthorsMiller, Tim, TNC-HQ
Range Extent20,000-2,500,000 square km (about 8000-1,000,000 square miles)
Range Extent Comments
Found in Orange and San Diego Counties in California, it is the only species in the genus to occur entirely outside of the neotropics.
Ecology & Habitat
Description
A tree-like shrub with shredded bark and finely grayish hairy branchlets. Leaves are roundish,slightly toothed, and finely hairy on the underside. The petals of the flower form a pitcher-like shape. The fruit is fleshy and drupe-like.
Diagnostic Characteristics
Comarostaphylis is a monotypic genus.
Habitat
Found on dry slopes at low elevations near the coast (Munz, 1959).
Abrams, L. 1951. Illustrated flora of the Pacific states: Washington, Oregon, and California. Vol. 3. Geraniaceae to Scrophulariaceae. Stanford Univ. Press, Stanford, California. 866 pp.
Flora of North America Editorial Committee (FNA). 2009. Flora of North America north of Mexico. Vol. 8. Magnoliophyta: Paeoniaceae to Ericaceae. Oxford University Press, New York. xxiv + 585 pp.
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Luteyn, J.L. 1995. Ericaceae part II: The superior-ovaried genera. Flora Neotropica monograph 66: 1-560. The New York Botanical Garden, New York.
Munz, P.A., with D.D. Keck. 1959. A California flora. Univ. California Press, Berkeley. 1681 pp.
Smith, J.P., and K. Berg. 1988. California native plant society's inventory of rare and endangered vascular plants of California. 4th edition. California Native Plant Society, Sacramento. 168 pp.