Wright silktassel Garryaceae Garrya wrightii Torr.   symbol: GAWR3
	Leaf: Opposite, simple, evergreen and leathery, ovate, to 2 inches, entire margins, yellow-green above, light green below. Flower: Dioecious; produced in drooping spikes (tassels), 2 to 5 inches long, lacking petals, gray-geen to yellow, appearing during summer. Fruit: Relatively few round berries borne in pairs on 1 1/2 to 3 inch-long tassels, individual berries 1/4 inch, reddish to purple-blue and mostly lacking pubescence, somewhat persistent. Twig: Moderate to stout, new growth is green and somewhat pubescent, becoming reddish brown-green. Bark: Gray-brown and rough, becoming scaly. Form: A shrub to 15 feet, but usually much smaller.
	No range map exists for this species. See a map of the states in which Garrya wrightii can be found (opens a new window). USDAFS Additional Silvics - USDA Plants Database Garrya wrightii is native to North America.