• Spiny Redberry
  • Redberry Buckthorn
Rhamnus crocea
Family: Rhamnaceae (buckthorn)
Flowers — color: yellow, size: N/A, type: 4 petals

The flower has four yellow petals and the stamens are prominent. No photo yet.

Redberry has shiny oval leaves, depressed central vein, toothed edges bright red fruits, 1/4 inch dense doming form, many colonies of Spanish moss or lace lichen

Habit:
Spiny Redberry is a perennial shrub ranging through the coastal ranges of central and southern California and the Sierra foothills. The fresh stems have reddish brown skin and carry oval leaves about 3/4". The leaf edge has fine teeth and the surface is shiny with a depressed vein. The two specimens I have found are about four feet high. Many California nurseries carry Redberry for the color of its fruit. Sunny or clearings.