ssp. cuspidata (E. Greene) Kartesz & Ghandi
Pronunciation: FRANG-gyu-la ka-li-FOR-ni-ka kus-
pi-DAY-ta
Common name: Sierra hoary coffeeberry
Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)
Habitat: Dry slopes and canyons, 2000'-7500',
creosote bush scrub to pinyon-juniper woodland
and foothill woodland to yellow pine forest, Orange
and Riverside Cos. and north
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Frangula
2) californica 3) cuspidata
Formerly Rhamnus tomentella ssp. cuspidata