Adenostoma sparsifolium (Red Shank / Ribbon Wood)

3/25/17 Dripping Springs Trail, Agua Tibia Wilderness, 

Cleveland National Forest, Riverside County, CA

11/5/16 State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, 
Riverside County, CA 

11/5/16 State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, 
Riverside County, CA 

11/5/16 State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, 
Riverside County, CA
 

11/5/16 State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, 
Riverside County, CA 

11/5/16 State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, 

Riverside County, CA 

LIFE LIST NOTES:

COMMON NAME: Red Shank, Ribbon Wood

SPECIES: Adenostoma sparsifolium

FAMILY: Rosaceae (Rose Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 11/5/2016

LOCATION: State Route 243 at 4,800' elevation, San Jacinto Mountains, Riverside County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Shrub or tree-like, 2–6 m

Stem: trunk bark red-brown; twigs glabrous

Leaves 4–15 mm, not clustered; stipules 0

Inflorescence < 15 cm, open; bracts narrowly ovate, papery; pedicels 0–4 mm

Flower: hypanthium 5-ribbed, nonglandular; corolla lobes ± 2 mm; ovary truncate

Ecology: Dry slopes, flats, chaparral

Elevation: 300–2000 m.  

Bioregional distribution: s Central Coast, s Outer South Coast Ranges, Transverse Ranges, Peninsular Ranges 

Distribution outside California: Baja California

Horticultural information: DRN, SUN, DRY: 7, 8, 9, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24.