This plant, the Toyon berry, covers the hills of the Santa Monica Mountains as well as the "Hollywood" Hills. Early settlers who were familiar with holly plants from other parts of the country mistakenly thought that the hills were covered with holly. So they named the area "Hollywood" after the Toyon plant.
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Lovely berry bush. And very interesting bit of history. Thanks for sharing this.
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