Garrya elliptica Douglas ex Lindl.

USL
0*
PLANTS OF OREGON, USA
Garrva elliptica Dougl.
det.: S.R. Hill Dec. 2000 Garryaceae
OREGON: DOUGLAS COUNTY 43° 42' 10" N; 124° 05'
44" W. Reedsport 7.5 ' quad., T. 21 S., R. 12 W., sect. 36
East Gardiner, RR trestle (raised bed) at RR bridge, N of
Blacks Island, at mouth of Smith River; ca. 1.0 km E of
US Rt. 101,1 km NE of Reedsport at Umpqua River
junction. Elev. 0-2 m. Coast Range Ecoregion. Disturbed
wet soil, gravel.
Upper marsh above high tides; bordered by secondary
forest; choked with large drift logs. Infrequent shrub
2-2.5 m tall, fruit pale green; each with pubescent fragile
papery shell, inside translucent-mucilaginous fleshy pulp
with seeds imbedded; fruit clusters pendulous; stem
tinted reddish-purple, leaves leathery, paler beneath.
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN
03938320
Steven R. Hill 32986
B.E. Dutton
12 August 2000
03938320