Ericaceae

Summer holly

Comarostaphylis diversifolia (Parry) Greene

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Comarostaphylis

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Summer holly: Comarostaphylis diversifolia ssp. planifolia — Summer Holly, California comarostaphylos. Subspecies endemic to California chaparral and woodlands and coastal sa — Photo: The Marmot from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English: Summer holly

Synonyms

Arctostaphylos arguta var. diversifolia Parry
Arctostaphylos diversifolia (Parry) Parry ex A.Gray
Comarostaphylis diversifolia subsp. diversifolia
Comarostaphylis diversifolia var. diversifolia

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: The Marmot from USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: George Williams, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Millie Basden, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.