Comarostaphylis diversifolia

California comarostaphylos

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

California comarostaphylos is a native shrub found in coastal and southern California mountain ranges in chaparral and woodland habitats at elevations of 100 to 1,200 meters. Flowering from March to May, this plant produces white to pink urn-shaped flowers in dense racemes. Growing to 3 to 5 meters tall with erect stems featuring shredding bark and gray-tomentose twigs, it develops a distinctive woody structure. Its leaves are obovate, ranging from entire to slightly serrate, providing a textural backdrop to the shrub's elegant form. The fruit develops as bright red clusters, adding vibrant color to the plant's winter landscape.

California counties: Santa Barbara, San Diego, Los Angeles, Santa Cruz

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.