Garrya
Garrya is a genus of flowering plants in the family Garryaceae. The genus comprises evergreen shrubs and small trees native to western North America, particularly Mexico and the southwestern United States. These plants are characterized by their drooping, catkin-like flower clusters, which are often pendulous and display a range of colors from white to greenish-yellow or reddish-purple. The foliage is typically leathery and ovate to lanceolate in shape. Garrya species are often dioecious, meaning that individual plants bear either male or female flowers.
The common name "silk tassel bush" is frequently applied to plants in this genus, owing to the