 Adenostoma sparsifolium

Adenostoma sparsifolium, commonly known as redshanks or less commonly, ribbonwood or ribbon bush, is a multi-trunked tree or shrub native to dry slopes or chaparral of Southern California and northern Baja California.Shaggy falling shanks or ribbons of bark are one of the strongest characteristics of the "Adenostoma sparsifolium" tree, hence the common names.