Adenostoma fasciculatum

E355015

Adenostoma fasciculatum, commonly known as chamise, is a dominant evergreen shrub of California’s chaparral ecosystems, adapted to dry, fire-prone environments.

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Adenostoma fasciculatum canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chaparral shrub ⓘ
evergreen shrub ⓘ
plant species ⓘ
barkCharacteristic reddish-brown bark ⓘ
commonName chamise ⓘ
greasewood ⓘ
describedBy Thomas Nuttall ⓘ
distribution Coast Ranges of California ⓘ
Peninsular Ranges of California and Baja California ⓘ
linked to: Peninsular Ranges

Transverse Ranges of California ⓘ
linked to: Transverse Ranges
dominance dominant shrub in California chaparral ⓘ
droughtTolerance high ⓘ
family Rosaceae ⓘ
fireEcology fire-adapted ⓘ
fireResponse regenerates from seed after fire ⓘ
resprouts from root crown after fire ⓘ
flowerColor white ⓘ
floweringSeason late spring ⓘ
summer ⓘ
genus Adenostoma ⓘ
growthForm shrub ⓘ
habitat chaparral ⓘ
coastal sage scrub ⓘ
dry rocky slopes ⓘ
foothills ⓘ
introducedTo some ornamental plantings outside native range ⓘ
kingdom Plantae ⓘ
leafArrangement fascicled ⓘ
leafCharacteristic resinous ⓘ
leafShape needle-like ⓘ
leafType evergreen ⓘ
lifespan long-lived shrub ⓘ
maximumHeight about 5 meters ⓘ
nativeTo Baja California ⓘ
California ⓘ
California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion ⓘ
order Rosales ⓘ
photosyntheticPathway C3 ⓘ
pollination insect-pollinated ⓘ
provides cover for small mammals and birds ⓘ
nectar for insects ⓘ
soilPreference rocky soils ⓘ
well-drained soils ⓘ
taxonRank species ⓘ
typicalHeight 1–4 meters ⓘ
uses erosion control ⓘ
habitat for wildlife ⓘ
yearDescribed 1836 ⓘ

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