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Olallieberry pie in Pescadero, California. The olallieberry (/ ˈ oʊ l ə l i ˌ b ɛr i / OH-lə-lee-berr-ee), sometimes spelled ollalieberry, olallaberry, olalliberry, ollalaberry or ollaliberry, [citation needed] is the marketing name for the 'Olallie' blackberry released by the USDA-ARS (in collaboration with Oregon State University).
In 1993, The Jepson Manual estimated that California was home to 4,693 native species and 1,169 native subspecies or varieties, including 1,416 endemic species. A 2001 study by the California Native Plant Society estimated 6,300 native plants.
Rubus parviflorus, the fruit of which is commonly called the thimbleberry [2] or redcap, is a species of Rubus native to northern temperate regions of North America. The plant has large hairy leaves and no thorns. It bears edible red fruit similar in appearance to a raspberry, but shorter and almost hemispherical. It has not been commercially ...
The highest populations of this plant is mainly found in Arizona and California, but can also be found in New Mexico, Oregon, and Nevada as well. [7] The plant occurs in oak woodland and chaparral habitats, numerous others in its range. [8] Individual plants can live an estimated 100 to 200 years.
The Santa Monica Mountains are covered by hundreds of local plant species: some are endemic or very rare, some are beautiful California native plants in situ, and some also are familiar as horticultural ornamental and native garden plants. Each season has different plants predominating the visual experience.
Rubus ursinus is a wide, mounding shrub or vine, growing to 0.61–1.52 metres (2–5 feet) high, and more than 1.8 m (6 ft) wide. [3] The prickly branches can take root if they touch soil, thus enabling the plant to spread vegetatively and form larger clonal colonies.
Note: references for each plant species are within their own articles. Bibliography of the Sierra Nevada (U.S.) "A Natural History of California," Allan A. Schoenherr, University of California Press, 1992, ISBN 0-520-06922-6. "A California Flora and Supplement," Phillip Munz, 1968, University of California Press, ISBN 0-520-02405-2.
Vaccinium ovatum is an erect shrub that grows from 0.5 to 3 metres (1 + 1 ⁄ 2 to 10 ft) tall and is considered a slow-growing plant. [3] The shrub has woody stems with bright red bark. [ 1 ] The leaves are waxy, alternately arranged, and egg-shaped; [ 2 ] they are about 2 to 5 centimetres ( 3 ⁄ 4 to 2 in) long and about 1 cm wide with ...