Garryaceae

Ashy silktassel

Garrya flavescens S.Watson

Family: Garryaceae
Genus: Garrya

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Common names

By language (2)

Arabic: شرابة الحرير الصفراء, شرابة الحرير الكونغدونية
English: Ashy silktassel, Chaparral silktassel

Synonyms

Garrya congdonii Eastw.
Garrya flavescens subsp. congdonii (Eastw.) Dahling
Garrya flavescens subsp. flavescens
Garrya flavescens subsp. pallida (Eastw.) Dahling
Garrya flavescens var. flavescens
Garrya flavescens var. pallida (Eastw.) Bacig. ex Ewan
Garrya flavescens var. venosa Jeps.
Garrya mollis Greene
Garrya pallida Eastw.
Garrya veatchii var. flavescens (S.Watson) J.M.Coult. & W.H.Evans

Characteristics

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

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: The Marmot, 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: 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

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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.