{"url":"https://treescape.app/api/genera/heteromeles/?format=json","slug":"heteromeles","latin_name":"Heteromeles","description":"Heteromeles arbutifolia (; more commonly  by Californian botanists), commonly known as toyon, is a common perennial shrub native to extreme southwest Oregon, California, and the Baja California Peninsula. It is the sole species in the genus Heteromeles.\nToyon is a prominent component of the coastal sage scrub plant community, and is a part of drought-adapted chaparral and mixed oak woodland habitats. It is also known by the common names Christmas berry and California holly.","gbif_id":3025170,"image_thumbnail":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/thumbnails/heteromeles_thumbnail_pTkzZ7L.jpg","image_large":"https://treescape.app/media/plant_species/images/large/heteromeles_thumbnail_wHjiOpq.jpg"}