Corylus cornuta ssp. californica (California Hazel) Perennial Four creamy white petals surround

Four creamy white petals surround a multitude of pale yellow stamen

vitamins and essential fatty acids provide nourishment for hair

this plant is a butterfly host and attracts pollinators

occasionally flowering again in early fall due to late summer water stress

Flowers ripen into a tight ball of bright red fruit

Corylus cornuta ssp. californica (California Hazel) Perennial Four creamy white petals surroundPlant Description: Commonly grows as an open, spreading multi stemmed shrub, although occasionally found as a tree. Leaves are oval to circular shaped with a sharp tip and coarsely toothed edges. Male catkins dangle to about 3 in, where the female flowers resemble a small rounded bud having many vivid red stigma similar to tentacles. Leaves turn yellow in autumn. The nut of this plant is edible and is enclosed in a small, hairy, beaked bract. Western