Corylus cornuta ssp. californica (California Hazel) Perennial upright dense cluster of small

upright dense cluster of small greenish to yellow flowers that mature from the bottom up

and smooth

Flowers ripen into a tight ball of bright red fruit

vitamins and essential fatty acids provide nourishment for hair

Four creamy white petals surround a multitude of pale yellow stamen

Corylus cornuta ssp. californica (California Hazel) Perennial upright dense cluster of smallPlant 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