Common Name: Dwarf Yeddo Hawthron
Scientific Name: Rhaphiolepis umbellata 'minor'
Clade: vascular, seed producing, angiosperm, dicot
Date Collected: April 19, 2011
Location Collected: Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens - UCLA
Habitat: full sun to light shade; soil moisture is low to average and well-drained; the soil is loam to sandy; it's found in Japan and Korea.
Nativity: Non-native
Special notes: The fruit is edible when cooked, and can be used to make jam; it is trimmed into small compact hedges or balls for foundation plants
Resources: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhaphiolepis
http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=RHAPH
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