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Adenostoma

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Adenostoma
Adenostoma fasciculatum in flower
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rosaceae
Subfamily: Amygdaloideae
Tribe: Sorbarieae
Genus: Adenostoma
Hook. & Arn.

Adenostoma is a genus of shrubs in the Rose family (Rosaceae) containing only two species, chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum) and redshanks (Adenostoma sparsifolium). Both are native to the Californias.

Description

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Characteristics

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The plants grow in a habit of shrubs to small trees, and the stem is more or less resinous.[1] Both species in this genus feature stiff, linear leaves arranged alternately or in clusters along stems with shredding bark. Flowers form on a panicle, are cream to white and, as in all members of the rose family, have hypanthia.[2] The fruit is an achene. Chromosome number is 2n = 18.[1]

Distribution and habitat

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Both species are native to coastal California and Baja California. Adenostoma fasciculatum is also native to California in the Sierra Nevada.[2] They are found in plant communities and sub-ecoregions of the California chaparral and woodlands ecoregion.

Taxonomy

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Phylogenetic analysis places Adenostoma closest to Chamaebatiaria and Sorbaria, and suggests tentative placement in the subfamily Spiraeoideae, tribe Sorbarieae.[3] The name Adenostoma comes from Greek, meaning "glandular mouth," referring to the hypanthium ring gland.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Jones, William (2012). "Adenostoma". Jepson eFlora. Jepson Flora Project (eds.). Archived from the original on 2015-12-18. Retrieved 18 December 2021.
  2. ^ a b Jepson Manual, University of California, 1993; Adenostoma
  3. ^ Montalvo, A.M.; Riordan, E.C.; Beyers, Jan (2017). "Plant profile for Adenostoma fasciculatum" (PDF). Treesearch. United States Department of Agriculture. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2020-03-19. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
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