Western Leatherwood

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Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Plant description

Dirca occidentalis, or Western Leatherwood, is a deciduous shrub with leaves 3 to 7 centimeters in length. Yellow flowers emerge prior to leafing. It grows on moist and shaded slopes. It is rare and endemic to the San Francisco Bay area of California.

Plant overview

Plant type

Shrub

Dormancy

Winter Deciduous

Color

Yellow

Special uses

Deer resistant

Landscaping information

Sun

Partial Shade

Propagation

For propagating by seed: 3 mos. stratification.

Sunset Zones

14, 15, 16*, 17*, 23, 24

Natural setting

Site type

Moist places

Plant communities

Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Foothill Woodland, Mixed Evergreen Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest, Wetland-Riparian

Wildlife supported

Caterpillars

Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 1 likely

Confirmed Likely

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Orange Tortrix Moth

Argyrotaenia franciscana

Alternative names

Common names:

Western Leatherwood

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