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Annual to tree
Leaves simple to pinnately to palmately compound, generally alternate; stipules free to fused, persistent to deciduous
Inflorescence: cyme, raceme, panicle, or flowers solitary
Flower generally bisexual, radial; hypanthium free or fused to ovary, saucer- to funnel-shaped, often with bractlets alternate with sepals; sepals generally 5; petals generally 5, free; stamens (0)5many, pistils (0)1many, simple or compound; ovary superior to inferior, styles 15
Fruit: achene, follicle, drupe, pome, or blackberry- to raspberry-like
Seeds generally 15
Genera in family: 110 genera, ± 3000 species: worldwide, especially temp. Many cultivated for ornamental and fruit, especially Cotoneaster , Fragaria , Malus , Prunus , Pyracantha, Rosa , and Rubus
Reference: [Robertson 1974 J Arnold Arbor 55:303332,344401,611662]
Family description, key to genera by Barbara Ertter and Dieter H. Wilken.
Shrub, ± resinous
Stem: bark shredding
Leaves simple, alternate or clustered, evergreen, short-petioled, stipuled or not, ± linear, stiff
Inflorescence: panicle, terminal, 415 cm; bracts generally < calyx, ± lanceolate
Flower: hypanthium 11.5 mm, ± = sepals, obconic, persistent, enclosing fruit; calyx lobes 11.5 mm; corolla lobes ± round, cream to white; stamens 1015 in clusters alternate petals; ovary superior, chamber 1, ovules 12
Fruit: achene
Species in genus: 2 species: CA, Baja CA
Etymology: (Greek: glandular mouth, from hypanthium glands)
Native |
Shrub or tree-like, 26 m
Stem: trunk bark red-brown; twigs glabrous
Leaves 415 mm, not clustered; stipules 0
Inflorescence < 15 cm, open; bracts narrowly ovate, papery; pedicels 04 mm
Flower: hypanthium 5-ribbed, nonglandular; corolla lobes ± 2 mm; ovary truncate
Chromosomes: 2n=18
Ecology: Dry slopes, flats, chaparral
Elevation: 3002000 m.
Bioregional distribution: s Central Coast, s Outer South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges
Distribution outside California: Baja California
Horticultural information: DRN, SUN, DRY: 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.