Hollyleaf Cherry

Prunus ilicifolia (Nutt. ex Hook. & Arn.) D. Dietr. - Rose family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 50.0 feet

Plant Type: Tree, Shrub

Features

Flower Color: White

Bloom Time: Winter, Early Spring, Mid Spring

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intolerant

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Honey Bees; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth)

Larval Species depending on Hollyleaf Cherry: Amorbia cuneanum, Catocala ultronia, Celastrina argiolus cinerea, Epinotia lomonana, Feralia februalis, Filatima demissae, Grapholita molesta, Harkenclenus titus, Hyalophora cecropia, Hyphantria cunae, Lophocampa maculata, Malacosoma americana, Malacosoma californica fragilis, Melissopus latiferreanus, Orgyia leucostigma, Papilio eurymedon, Papilio glaucus, Papilio multicaudatus, Papilio rutulus, Paraleucoptera heinrichi, Phyllodesma americana, Samia cynthia, Satyrium liparops, Sphinx perelegans, Stigmella braunella, Tischeria immaculata

Native Range

  • USA:  California
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.