| Common Name |
Redshank, Ribbonwood |
| Latin Name |
Adenostoma sparsifolium |
| Native Habitat |
Dry slopes of mountains of California. from 1,000 to
6,000 feet |
| Soil |
Dry to moist, decomposed granite, sand, clay loam,
limestone, low to some organic content, well drained |
| Water |
Once to twice per month depending on soil in hot weather |
| Height X Width |
Slowly to 5 feet X 6 feet |
| Protective Mechanism |
None |
| Leaves |
Needle-like, evergreen |
| Garden Suitability |
Thornless, Songbird, Moonlight |
| Ornamental Value |
Small showy white flowers July and August |
| Nature Value |
Seeds and fruit eaten by birds |
| Native American Uses |
Seeds eaten, medicinal, wood used to make arrowheads,
fibrous bark stripped to make cloth |
| Links |
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| Data |
http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6677,6681,6683 |
| Images and data |
http://davesgarden.com/pf/go/58389/index.html |
| Nursery, images and data |
http://www.laspilitas.com/plants/17.htm |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-cname=red+shank |
| Images and data |
http://www.calflora.net/bloomingplants/redshanks.html |
| Distribution map |
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ADSP |
| Images and data |
http://www.cnr.vt.edu/dendro/dendrology/Syllabus2/factsheet.cfm?ID=477 |
| Data |
http://www.pfaf.org/database/plants.php?Adenostoma+sparsifolium |
