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  5. Silktassels and Gutta-percha
  6. Silk-tassel Family
  7. Silk Tassels

genus

Silk Tassels

Garrya

Traits
Includes
8 native 1 present
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Garrya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Garryaceae native to Mexico, the western United States, Central America and the Greater Antilles. Common names include silk tassel and tassel bush.

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Children

  • Coast Silk Tassel native
  • Lindheimer's Silktassel native
  • Ashy Silktassel native
  • Wright's Silktassel native
  • Frémont's Silktassel native
  • Canyon Silktassel native
  • Cuachichic present
  • Dwarf Silktassel native
  • Goldman's Silktassel native
  • Eggleaf Silktassel
  • Garrya × issaquahensis

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Trees
Plant type
Perennial Shrub Tree

From USDA PLANTS.

Top native silk tassels All

Native to the US, ranked by caterpillars, then bees and other hosts, food, flowers and shelter.

  • Coast Silk Tassel Garrya elliptica hosts 1 food 1
  • Ashy Silktassel Garrya flavescens hosts 1
  • Wright's Silktassel Garrya wrightii hosts 1
  • Frémont's Silktassel Garrya fremontii hosts 1
  • Canyon Silktassel Garrya veatchii hosts 1
  • Dwarf Silktassel Garrya buxifolia hosts 1
  • Lindheimer's Silktassel Garrya lindheimeri
  • Goldman's Silktassel Garrya goldmanii

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