Rhus integrifolia - Lemonade berry

Lemonade berry (Rhus integrifolia) is an evergreen shrub native to coastal Southern California, in North America, its tart fruit soaked in water to make a lemonade-like drink.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Well drained soil¹
• Moist soil¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Rhus spp. - Sumac
• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Fire resistance²

Footnotes

1. Rhus integrifolia | Plants for a Future ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time >60 seconds ↩