Hollyleaf Redberry

Rhamnus ilicifolia Kellogg - Buckthorn family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 12.0 feet

Plant Type: Shrub, Tree

Features

Flower Color: Yellow

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

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Tolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Hollyleaf Redberry: Hermelycaena hermes, Macaria guenearia, Papilio eurymedon

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Nevada, Oregon
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

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.