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Plant - spring Grapevine Canyon
Sue Smith | Leaves Bloody Basin Rd
Sue Smith | Leaves Grapevine Canyon
Sue Smith | Flowers Bloody Basin Rd
Sue Smith | Flowers Grapevine Canyon
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Origin: Native Similar Species: Fendlera rupicola, Amelanchier alnifolia
General Description: Deciduous. A many branched large shrub or small tree with rigid twigs and a deep spreading root system.
Identification notes: Large, many branched, shrub or small tree; leaves stemmed, alternate, deciduous, oval, rounded or heart-shaped at base and rounded at the tip, moderately hairy; white flowers in groups of 6 to 10; fruits dark purple berries.
Height: 15 feet Width: 15 feet
Habitat Description: Found on rocky hillsides, streambanks, pinyon-juniper woodlands and ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Communities: Pinyon Juniper Woodland, Montane Conifer Forest, Riparian
Elevation: 6000 - 7000 feet
Color: White Shape: Regular in elongated clusters
Tubular: N Flowering Period: Apr - Jun
Description: Has 5 long and narrow petals to 1/2 inch wide with 3 to 6 flowers in a short, somewhat elongated cluster.
Leaf Color: Green Type: Simple Shape: Round or oval Margin: Toothed Attachment: Alternate Hairs: Top and bottom of leaves
Description: Leathery, green above and paler below with fine soft whitish hairs, usually hairy on one or both surfaces, margins are toothed above the middle of the leaf ending in a rounded tip. 1-1/2 inches long by 1 inch wide.
Color: Orange, yellow or purple Type: Other Description: Has fleshy (pome) apple-like fruits, to 3/8 inch in diameter. The fruit can be persistent, but will be dry and pulpy.
Bark Color: Light gray Bark Texture (Mature): Smooth Bark and Branch Description: Stems may be 5 to 6 inches in diameter. Twigs are often reddish and hairy.
Spines, thorns or prickles: N |
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