Catalina Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia lyonii

Family 2

Rosaceae

Description 2

Evergreen tree with ovate to round leaves with entire margins. The inflorescence is a raceme with white flowers. The fruit is a blue-black drupe at maturity.

This subspecies is endemic to

Community 2

Chaparral

Flowering 2

Mar-Jun

Garden Location 2

C, E

Associated species 2

native bees (pollen / nectar) XERCES
predatory or parasitoid insects XERCES
butterflies

  • Lorquin's Admiral Limenitis lorquini (host) BMNA
  • Pale Swallowtail Papilio eurymedon (host) BMNA
  • Two-tailed Swallowtail Papilio multicaudata (host) BMNA
  • Western Tiger Swallowtail Papilio rutulus (host) ASB
  • Coral Hairstreak Satyrium titus (host) BMNA

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