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ElJefe
10-18-2011, 09:42 AM
I have another mystery plant for you all. This one is found in Sugarloaf State Park. It's a bush. The berries have relatively large black seeds in them. 1-2 seeds per berry. Any idea? Thanks! Jeff

anathstryx
10-18-2011, 06:26 PM
It's a native plant, the coffee berry bush, Rhamnus californica.


I have another mystery plant for you all. This one is found in Sugarloaf State Park. It's a bush. The berries have relatively large black seeds in them. 1-2 seeds per berry. Any idea? Thanks! Jeff

BayAreaBabe
10-18-2011, 09:36 PM
It's a Triffid.

cosmiccorn
10-18-2011, 11:17 PM
I have another mystery plant for you all. This one is found in Sugarloaf State Park. It's a bush. The berries have relatively large black seeds in them. 1-2 seeds per berry. Any idea? Thanks! Jeff

Rhamnus californica, common name Coffee Berry
https://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-calrecnum=7072

phloem
10-19-2011, 09:38 AM
I have another mystery plant for you all. This one is found in Sugarloaf State Park. It's a bush. The berries have relatively large black seeds in them. 1-2 seeds per berry. Any idea? Thanks! Jeff

It's California coffeeberry (Rhamnus [Frangula] californica).