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Heteromeles arbutifolia
Toyon is a prominent component of the coastal sage scrub plant community, and is a part of drought-adapted chaparral and mixed oak woodland habitats. It is also known by the common names Christmas berry and California holly.
Spotted on Oct 21, 2011
Submitted on Oct 21, 2011
3 Comments
this is toyon. the leaves have a serrated edge.
Thanks to others' postings, I have changed this from Pyracantha to Toyon based on the leaves. These red-berried bushes are hard to identify!
Beautiful! Does this grow wild in CA?