Heteromeles
E560890
Heteromeles is a small genus of evergreen shrubs or trees in the rose family, best known for the California native species commonly called toyon or Christmas berry.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Heteromeles arbutifolia | 0 |
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
plant genus
ⓘ
plant species ⓘ taxon ⓘ |
| clade |
Magnoliophyta
ⓘ
surface form:
Angiosperms
Eudicots ⓘ Rosids ⓘ |
| commonName |
California holly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Christmas berry ⓘ toyon ⓘ |
| describedBy | John Lindley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| family |
Rosaceae
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Rosaceae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| flowerColor | white ⓘ |
| fruitType | pome ⓘ |
| genus | Heteromeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpecies | Heteromeles arbutifolia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| kingdom | Plantae ⓘ |
| leafPersistence | evergreen ⓘ |
| leafType | simple leaf ⓘ |
| lifeForm |
evergreen shrub
ⓘ
evergreen tree ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Greek words heteros and melos ⓘ |
| nativeTo |
Baja California
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
California NERFINISHED ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| order | Rosales ⓘ |
| plantHabit |
evergreen shrub
ⓘ
small tree ⓘ |
| taxonRank |
genus
ⓘ
species ⓘ |
| usedAs | ornamental plant ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.