Rhus integrifolia

[2][3] These fragrant flowers exhibit radial symmetry with five green sepals, five white to rosy-pink petals, and five stamens.The mature fruit of Rhus integrifolia is sticky, reddish, covered with hairs, and about seven to ten millimeters in diameter.[5] Many plants within this genus are considered toxic, although some reports indicate the berries of this species can be used to make lemonade flavored drinks (hence its common name).Even though the species is evergreen, there is some leaf fall in autumn, at which time the fallen leaves may be used as a brown dye or mordant.The wood of mature plants is dense and hard, making it prized for wood-burning fireplace kindling.
Single fruit on a Lemonadeberry plant.
Lemonadeberry bush in bloom, Morro Bay State Park
Scientific classificationPlantaeTracheophytesAngiospermsEudicotsRosidsSapindalesAnacardiaceaeBinomial nameW.H.BrewerS.WatsonMorro Bay State ParkTransversePeninsular RangesSouth CoastSouthern CaliforniaSanta Barbara CountyChannel IslandsSan Diego CountyBaja CaliforniaCedros IslandchaparralRhus ovataevergreenflowersbisexualpistillatesepalspetalsstamensthicketSanta Cruz Countycoastal sage scrubnutrientalkalinerhizomelemonadetanninsmordanttallowcandlesfireplaceespalierspeciesCalifornia chaparral and woodlandsCalifornia coastal sage and chaparralXeriscapeUnited States Department of AgricultureWikidataWikispeciesiNaturalistNatureServeOpen Tree of LifePlant ListTropicos