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Lyonothamnus
Sign in to saveLyonothamnus is a monotypic genus of trees in the rose family containing the single living species Lyonothamnus floribundus, which is known by the common name Channel Island ironwood, and the subspecies L. f. ssp. aspleniifolius and L. f. ssp. floribundus.
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderRosales
- FamilyRosaceae
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- Catalina ironwood
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Lyonothamnus is a monotypic genus of trees in the rose family containing the single living species Lyonothamnus floribundus, which is known by the common name Channel Island ironwood, and the subspecies L. f. ssp. aspleniifolius and L. f. ssp. floribundus.
==Description== Lyonothamnus is endemic to the Channel Islands of California, where it grows in the chaparral and oak woodlands of the rocky coastal canyons.