Garrya flavescens S.Watson
Silk Tassel Bush
Garryaceae
Protologue: Amer. Naturalist 7: 301 (1873)
Pronunciation: Gár-ry-a fla-vés-cens
Etymology: Nicholas "Garry" (1782-1856) of the Hudson's Bay Company + "yellowish, becoming yellow"
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
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Shrub, of montane chaparral. Note opposite leaves, adaxial surface with strigose-strigillose trichomes (antrorsely oriented).
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