Toyon
Heteromeles arbutifolia
Summary 7
Heteromeles arbutifolia (/ˌhɛtɨrɵˈmiːliːz ɑrˌbjuːtɨˈfoʊliə/; more commonly /hɛtəˈrɒməliːz/ by Californian botanists), commonly known as Toyon, is a common perennial shrub native to California down to Baja California.
Description 8
General: Rose Family (Rosaceae). This evergreen shrub reaches up to 10 meters in height. It has a grayish trunk and puberulent branches. The elliptic to oblong leaves are simple and short petioled. They have spines along the margins and are thick and leathery. The small, white flowers are arranged in large terminal clusters and each flower has 5 petals, 5 sepals, and 10 stamens. The fruits are bright red or yellow drupe-like pomes with dry pulp and contain 3 to 6 seeds. They persist through winter.
Sources and Credits
- (c) randomtruth, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-SA), http://www.flickr.com/photos/58096907@N00/2680620132
- (c) Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/02/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_03.jpg
- (c) Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0f/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_04.jpg
- (c) docentjoyce from Los Osos, u.s.a., some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/57/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_01.jpg
- (c) Miguel Vieira from Walnut Creek, CA, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/7/7e/Heteromeles_arbutifolia_02.jpg
- (c) Kevin Cole from Pacific Coast, USA, some rights reserved (CC BY), https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0c/Bombycilla_cedrorum_on_Heteromeles_arbutifolia.jpg
- (c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heteromeles_arbutifolia
- Public Domain, http://eol.org/data_objects/1385354
More Info
- iNat taxon page
- Biodiversity Heritage Library
- BOLD Systems BIN search
- Calflora
- CalPhotos
- eFloras.org
- Flora of North America (beta)
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
- HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
- IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
- Jepson eFlora
- NatureServe Explorer 2.0
- SEINet Symbiota portals
- Tropicos
- USDA PLANTS database
- World Flora Online
