Ptelea crenulata

{{Short description|Species of tree}}

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| image = Ptelea crenulata.jpeg

| genus = Ptelea

| species = crenulata

| authority = Greene{{ITIS |id=28991 |taxon=Ptelea crenulata |accessdate=2012-05-03}}

| synonyms = P. trifoliata var. crenulata

| range_map = Ptelea crenulata range map.jpg

| range_map_caption = Natural range

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Ptelea crenulata, commonly known as the California hoptree,{{PLANTS|id=PTCR3|taxon=Ptelea crenulata|accessdate=15 October 2015}} is a species of tree that is endemic to the state of California in the United States. It is found in the western Sierra Nevada and southern Cascade Range foothills, the northern California Coast Ranges, and the San Francisco Bay Area.[http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=PTCR3 USDA—Ptelea crenulata]. Accessed 8.20.2011[http://www.calflora.org/cgi-bin/species_query.cgi?where-taxon=Ptelea+crenulata Calflora.org: Ptelea crenulata]. Accessed 8.24.2011[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?7029,7032,7033 UC: Jepson Manual treatment for PTELEA crenulata] . accessed 8.20.2011

The plant grows in chaparral and woodlands habitats. It is cultivated by specialty California native plant nurseries as an ornamental plant for use as a shrub or small tree in water conserving gardens, natural landscaping design, and habitat restoration projects.[http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_hort.pl?taxon=Ptelea%20crenulata UC: Jepson Horticultural Database for Ptelea crenulata]. Accessed 8.20.2011[http://www.cnplx.info/nplx/species?taxon=Ptelea+crenulata CNPLX: Ptelea crenulata—Nursery and Seed Sources] . accessed 8.20.2011