Malosma laurina

Laurel sumac

  • Height:   above 5 ft
  • Life Cycle:   perennial
  • Growth Type:   shrub
  • Flower Size:   minute
  • Inflorescence Size:   1 - 5 in
  • Flower Type:   clustered
  • Bloom Type:   summer
  • Flower Color:   white
  • Native to California:   YES
  • California Range:   coast - inland
  • Water Requirements:   low
  • Salt Tolerance:   medium
  • Characteristics / Comments:   tolerates range of soils
  • Average Live Seed per Bulk Pound:   85,400
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Taxon report data from Calflora

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Malosma laurina

Common Name:Laurel sumac

Malosma laurina, a angiosperm, is a tree, shrub that is native to California.

US Distribution:extends only slightly beyond CA borders
Plant Community(s):Chaparral, Coastal Sage Scrub
Habitat:
Family:Anacardiaceae

Name Status:

Recognized as current in TJM2 + PLANTS + JM93

County distribution list:

Fresno, Imperial, Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Bernardino, Santa Clara, San Diego, San Luis Obispo, 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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