coastal silk tassel
Garrya elliptica

Family: Garryaceae.

Type: Evergreen shrub or small tree.

Branching: Opposite.

Leaves: Leaves undulate irregularly, with pale undersides. Leaves are oriented vertically.

Twig: See below; not commented upon.

Fruit & Flower: Flowers are catkins which, when fully developed, are several inches long and feel silky to the touch.

Miscellaneous: At this point we have Mad Cap Garry Buck's a Wedge (Garryaceae and wedgeleaf ceanothus added this week). Found in open forest, coastal shrub and chaparral.





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