Forestiera pubescens
Desert Olive; Adelia
A member of the Oleaceae, or Olive Family
Flowers and young leaves, much enlarged.
Detail from bottom image.
Habit of flowering branch.
Flowering branches.
Part of colony in Hartman Creek, about two miles up the creek
from the mouth.
23 March 1993.
This is a shrub primarily of desert washes, rare at Coe Park.
Habitat.
This is the smaller-leaved shrub, most noticeable in center.
In Cañada de la Dormida, upstream from Vasquez Trail creek crossing.
9 May 2005.
Photograph copyright © Lee Dittmann.
Foliage and branches.
Same vicinity as prior image.
9 May 2005.
Photograph copyright © Lee Dittmann.
Foliage detail from prior image.
9 May 2005.
Photograph copyright © Lee Dittmann.
This page last revised 12 December 2009.
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