Xylococcus bicolor Nuttall
Mission Manzanita
Ericaceae
Protologue: Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 8: 259 (1842)
Pronunciation: Xy-lo-cóc-cus bì-co-lor
Etymology: xylon, wood + kokkos/coccus, berry + "two-colored"
Jepson eFlora Treatment
SD County Synoptic Voucher
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Xylococcus bicolor
Leaves are whitish tomentose abaxially, green and glabrous adaxially. Note bicolored fruits, red and green.
Xylococcus bicolor
Flower corollas are urceolate (urn-shaped).
Xylococcus bicolor
The bark is smooth, red-brown, resembling Arctostaphylos,
to which it is closely related.
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