[Buckthorns: The Genus Rhamnus in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States]

Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn

Rhamnus ilicifolia

Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia

Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia)

What might be hollyleaf redberry as seen amongst granitic boulders at the southeastern base of the Granite Mountains in Mojave National Preserve..........February 26, 2013.

Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia) - Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia)

Maturing fruits on hollyleaf redberry as seen along the the Hukaby Trail on the eastern outskirts of Sedona, Arizona.........March 21, 2015.

Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia) - Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia)

What might be hollyleaf redberry as seen amongst granitic boulders at the southeastern base of the Granite Mountains in Mojave National Preserve..........February 26, 2013.

Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia) - Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia)

Hollyleaf redberry observed along the trail from the top of the Montezuma Grade to Pena Spring, Anza-Borrego Desert State Park.....March 31, 2006.

Leaves of Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia) - Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia)

Habitat of Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia) - Leaf of Hollyleaf Redberry, Evergreen Buckthorn: Rhamnus ilicifolia (Synonyms: Rhamnus crocea ssp. ilicifolia, Rhamnus crocea var ilicifolia)

Hollyleaf redberry as seen amongst granitic boulders in Culp Valley, several miles southwest of Borrego Springs, CA..........March 29, 2011.

Paul Slichter