Adenostoma sparsifolium
Redshanks
- Height: above 5 ft
- Life Cycle: perennial
- Growth Type: shrub
- Flower Size: small, 1/4 - 1 in
- Inflorescence Size: 1 - 5 in
- Flower Type: clustered
- Bloom Type: summer
- Flower Color: white
- Native to California:
YES
- California Range: coast - inland - mountain
- Water Requirements: low
- Characteristics / Comments: good for revegetation
- Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound: 100,800
Taxon report data from Calflora
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Adenostoma sparsifolium
Common Name:Red shanks
Adenostoma sparsifolium, a angiosperm, is a tree that is native to California.
US Distribution: | extends only slightly beyond CA borders |
Plant Community(s): | Chaparral |
Habitat: | |
Family: | Rosaceae |
Name Status:
Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93
County distribution list:
Imperial, Los Angeles, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, Solano, Ventura

See a detailed Distribution Grid of this plant in Calfornia.
Links: USDA Plants Profile | Jepson Herbarium
Website references on Google

Bloom Months
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