Garrya
Garrya catkins in February at Woodland Park Zoo in Seattle, WA.
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Garryales Family: Garryaceae Genus: Garrya Douglas ex Lindl.
Species
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Garrya is a genus of about 18 species of flowering plants in the family Garryaceae, native to North and Central America and the Caribbean. They are commonly referred to as silktassel. It has been suggested that Angiospermae, and Anthophyta be merged into this article or section. ... Genera Garrya Aucuba Garryaceae is a small family of dicotyledons, including only two genera: Garrya. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Map of Central America Central America is the central geographic region of the Americas. ... West Indian redirects here. ...

They are evergreen dioecious wind-pollinated shrubs growing to 1-5 m tall. The leaves are arranged in opposite pairs, and are simple, leathery, dark green to gray-green, ovate, 3-15 cm long, with an entire margin and a short petiole. The flowers are gray-green catkins, short and spreading when first produced in late summer; the male catkins becoming long and pendulous in late winter when shedding pollen, 3-20 cm long; the female catkins usually a little shorter and less pendulous. The fruit is a round dry berry containing two seeds. A Silver Fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round, with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months. ... Plant sexuality deals with the wide variety of sexual reproduction systems found across the plant kingdom. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... The leaves of a Beech tree A leaf with laminar structure and pinnate venation In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... A Phalaenopsis flower A flower, (<Old French flo(u)r<Latin florem<flos), also known as a bloom or blossom, is the reproductive structure found in flowering plants (plants of the division Magnoliophyta, also called angiosperms). ... A male catkin on a willow Male catkins on a Common Hazel in January before opening Catkins, or aments, are slim, cylindrical flower clusters, wind-pollinated and without petals, that can be found in many plant families, including Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, and Salicaceae. ... Fruit stall in Barcelona, Spain. ... Several types of berries from the market. ... A ripe red jalapeño cut open to show the seeds For other uses, see Seed (disambiguation). ...

Selected species

• Garrya buxifolia – Dwarf Silktassel; Oregon, California.
• Garrya congdonii – Chaparral Silktassel; California.
• Garrya elliptica – Wavyleaf Silktassel; Oregon, California.
• Garrya fadyenii – Fadyen's Silktassel; West Indies.
• Garrya flavescens – Ashy Silktassel; California east to Utah and New Mexico.
• Garrya fremontii – Bearbrush Silktassel; Washington, Oregon, California.
• Garrya laurifolia – Laurelleaf Silktassel; Mexico south to Panama.
• Garrya ovata – Eggleaf Silktassel; New Mexico, Texas.
• Garrya salicifolia – Willowleaf Silktassel; Baja California.
• Garrya veatchii – Canyon Silktassel; California.
• Garrya wrightii – Wright's Silktassel; Arizona, New Mexico, Texas.

Cultivation and uses

Some species, notably Garrya elliptica, are widely cultivated in gardens for their foliage and the catkins produced in late winter. Male plants are more widely grown, as their catkins are longer and more attractive; one such cultivar, G. elliptica 'James Roof', has catkins up to 35 cm long. The hybrids G × issaquahensis (G. elliptica × G. fremontii) and G × thuretii (G. elliptica × G. fadyenii) have been bred for garden planting. A male catkin on a willow Male catkins on a Common Hazel in January before opening Catkins, or aments, are slim, cylindrical flower clusters, wind-pollinated and without petals, that can be found in many plant families, including Betulaceae, Fagaceae, Moraceae, and Salicaceae. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ... // In biology, hybrid has two meanings. ...

External links

• Garrya listing at the USDA PLANTS Database
• Missouri Botanical Garden: Garrya map