Thymelaeaceae

Western leatherwood

Dirca occidentalis A.Gray

Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Dirca

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Western leatherwood: Dirca occidentalis — Photo: sharon_k, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (3)

Arabic: ديركا غربية
Chinese: 西韦木
English: Western leatherwood

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: sharon_k, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Franco Folini from San Francisco, USA, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: William, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: William, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: William, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification 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.