This is Coastal Silk-tassel (Garrya elliptica) in the family, Garryaceae. It is an evergreen shrub native to coastal California and southwestern Oregon. It is a dioecious plant with male and female flowers on separate plants. The plant pictured appears to be a male plant. due to the length of the pendant catkins, which give the plant its common name.
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