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Rosaceae

Catalina ironwood

Lyonothamnus floribundus A.Gray

Family
Rosaceae
Genus
Lyonothamnus

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Catalina ironwood: Lyonothamnus floribundus in the San Francisco Botanical Garden
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (1)
English
Catalina ironwood, Catalina ironwood tree

Synonyms

  • Lyonothamnus aspleniifolius Greene
  • Lyonothamnus floribundus f. aspleniifolius (Greene) Franceschi
  • Lyonothamnus floribundus subsp. aspleniifolius (Greene) P.H.Raven
  • Lyonothamnus floribundus var. aspleniifolius (Greene) Brandegee

Characteristics

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

Photos

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.