Dirca occidentalis, the western leatherwood, is a deciduous shrub with leaves three to seven centimeters in length. Yellow flowers emerge prior to leafing. It grows on moist and shaded slopes. It is rare[2] and endemic to the San Francisco Bay area of California. Its closest relative, Dirca palustris, lives in the eastern half of North America.

Dirca occidentalis

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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Thymelaeaceae
Genus: Dirca
Species:
D. occidentalis
Binomial name
Dirca occidentalis
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References

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  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ "Dirca occidentalis". Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants. online edition, v8-03 0.39. California Native Plant Society.
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