Toyon

Heteromeles arbutifolia (Lindl.) M. Roem. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 30.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Mid Spring, Late Spring, Early Summer, Mid Summer, Late Summer

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Toyon: Acrobasis tricolorella, Acronicta othello, Amorbia cuneanum, Argyrotaenia franciscana franciscana, Catocala pretiosa, Celastrina argiolus cinerea, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyalophora euryalus, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica california, Nemoria leptalea, Orgyia vetusta, Orthosia praeses, Papilio troilus, Parornix arbutifoliella, Parornix quadripunctella, Sabulodes caberata, Stigmella heteromelis

Native Range

  • USA:  California
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N), HI (I)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.