Salicaceae
Brushholly
Xylosma flexuosa
- Family
- Salicaceae
- Genus
- Xylosma
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Brushholly
Synonyms
- Flacourtia celastrina Kunth
- Flacourtia flexuosa Kunth
- Hisingera celastrina (Kunth) Clos
- Hisingera celastrinea Clos
- Hisingera flexuosa (Kunth) Clos
- Hisingera obovata Clos
- Hisingera paliurus Clos
- Myroxylon celastrinum (Kunth) Kuntze
- Myroxylon flexuosum (Kunth) Kuntze
- Myroxylon paliurus (Clos) Kuntze
- Myroxylon pringlei (B.L.Rob.) Warb.
- Prockia obovata C.Presl
- Xylosma arnoldii Monach.
- Xylosma blepharodes Lundell
- Xylosma celastrina (Kunth) Gilg
- Xylosma paliura (Clos) Briq.
- Xylosma paliurus (Clos) Briq.
- Xylosma palmeri Rose
- Xylosma pringlei B.L.Rob.
Flowers
- In flower
- October to December (from 60 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: johnyochum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Erick Vélez Sánchez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: johnyochum, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Center for Urban Ecology, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: TDogg310, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Neptalí Ramírez Marcial, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Melissa McMasters, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Solís-Campos Mauricio, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Miguel Sho, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Eugenio Padilla, CC BY-SA 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.