| Adenostoma sparsifolium | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Apparently Secure (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rosaceae |
| Genus: | Adenostoma |
| Species: | A. sparsifolium |
| Binomial name | |
| Adenostoma sparsifolium Torr. | |
Adenostoma sparsifolium, commonly known as redshanks or less commonly (outside of area of its principal distribution), ribbonwood or ribbon bush, is a multi-trunked tree or shrub native to dry slopes or chaparral of Southern California and northern Baja California.
Description
Shaggy falling shanks or ribbons of bark are one of the strongest characteristics of the Adenostoma sparsifolium tree, hence the common names. As the species name "sparsifolium" suggests, it has tiny, filamentous leaves. Redshanks are closely related to the more abundant Chamise (Adenostoma fasciculatum).
Ecology
Redshanks inhabits higher elevations of chaparral just above and below the snowline in the Peninsular Ranges and does best on north-facing "ubac" slopes at around 4,000 feet of elevation. Associates at its lower range include California Scrub Oak and Hoary Ceanothus, and mingles with manzanitas at its upper range.
Like its relative, chamise, it is capable of resprouting after a fire.
References
- "NatureServe Explorer - Adenostoma sparsifolium". NatureServe Explorer Adenostoma sparsifolium. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
- Blanchan, Neltje (2005). Wild Flowers Worth Knowing. Project Gutenberg Literary Archive Foundation.
- Schoenherr, Allan A. (1992). A Natural History of California. University of California Press.
External links
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- Jepson Manual Treatment — Adenostoma sparsifolium
- Adenostoma sparsifolium Ecology
- Adenostoma sparsifolium Photo gallery
| Taxon identifiers | |
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| Adenostoma sparsifolium |
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- NatureServe apparently secure species
- Adenostoma
- Flora of Baja California
- Flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges