Heteromeles
Genus of plants (AKA toyon; perennial shrub) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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"Photinia arbutifolia" redirects here. For the red chokeberry, see Aronia arbutifolia.
Heteromeles arbutifolia (/ˌhɛtɪroʊˈmiːliːz ɑːrˌbjuːtɪˈfoʊliə/;[5] more commonly /ˌhɛtəˈrɒməliːz/ by Californian botanists), commonly known as toyon, is a common perennial shrub native to extreme southwest Oregon,[6][7] California, and the Baja California Peninsula.[3] It is the sole species in the genus Heteromeles.
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Heteromeles | |
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Toyon bush in habitat | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Rosales |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Subfamily: | Amygdaloideae |
Tribe: | Maleae |
Subtribe: | Malinae |
Genus: | Heteromeles M.Roem. nom. cons. 1847 |
Species: | H. arbutifolia |
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Heteromeles arbutifolia | |
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Toyon is a prominent component of the coastal sage scrub plant community, and is a part of drought-adapted chaparral and mixed oak woodland habitats.[8] It is also known by the common names Christmas berry[9] and California holly.