J.W. Landon
Pronunciation: ohm-LER-ee-a ser-as-i-FOR-mis
Common name: Oso berry or Indian plum
Family: Rosaceae (Rose)
Habitat: Canyons, mixed evergreen forest, chaparral
and yellow pine forest to 5000', southwestern West
Transverse Range, but most Santa Barbara Co. north
Blooming period: February to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Oemleria
2) cerasiformis