The Jerusalem Botanical Gardens

Common name: ערמונית קליפורנית, California Buckeye

Family: Sapindaceae (Soapberry)

Distribution: California

Habitat: Maquis

Hardiness: Central Israel mts

Life form: Broad leaved tree

Description: Endemic to California. Woodland. Summer- deciduous tree. Indians placed the toxic seeds in streams to stupefy fish for easy capture