Comarostaphylis diversifolia
(Parry) Greene
Summer-holly, Mock Arbutus
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What to Eat
Edible parts: Fruit, Caution
The fruit are edible after boiling.
Known Hazards
Where to Find It
It is a subtropical plant.
Mexico, North America, USA,
Countries: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bahamas, Belize, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guatemala, Honduras, Haiti, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, Mexico, Nicaragua, Panama, Puerto Rico, El Salvador, Trinidad & Tobago, United States, St Vincent
How to Identify
A shrub or tree. It grows 6 m high. It can form woody tubers and sprout from the stump. The leaves are arranged in a horizontal fashion. They are 3-13 cm long by 1-4 cm wide. The leaves on shoot suckers are larger and wider. The flowering shoots are 4-14 cm long. The fruit are 5-7 mm across
Wikipedia
Source ↗Comarostaphylis diversifolia, known by the common names summer holly and California comarostaphylos, is a species of shrub in the heath family. It is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in coastal chaparral habitat.
References (2)
- Bircher, A. G. & Bircher, W. H., 2000, Encyclopedia of Fruit Trees and Edible Flowering Plants in Egypt and the Subtropics. AUC Press. p 38 (As Arctostaphylos arguta)
- Flora of North America. www.eFloras.org
