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Bearbrush

Garrya fremontii

Also called Frémont's Silktassel

Bearbrush
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY 3.0
Family
Garryaceae (Garry family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
Washington to W. Nevada, C. California
Climate
temperate

About

Garrya fremontii is a species of flowering shrub known by several common names, including California fever bush, bearbrush, and Frémont's silktassel. Both the latter name, and the plant's specific epithet are derived from John C. Frémont.

Where it grows

The plant is native to the West coast of the United States, from Washington to California. It can be found in a number of habitats, from mountain forest to woodlands and chaparral canyons and slopes.

Other Garrya plants

Dwarf silktassel · Chaparral silktassel · Coast Silk Tassel · Garrya fadyenii · Ashy silktassel · Eggleaf silktassel · Canyon silktassel · Wright's silktassel · Silktassel

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Garrya fremontii by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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