Ceanothus oliganthus
| Ceanothus oliganthus | |
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| Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ceanothus |
| Species: | C. oliganthus
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceanothus oliganthus | |
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Ceanothus divaricatus | |
Ceanothus oliganthus is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae known by the common name hairy ceanothus[1] or hairy-leaf ceanothus.[2]
The variety of this species known as jimbrush (var. sorediatus) is sometimes treated as a separate species.[3]
Habitat and range
It occurs in California[4] and Baja California,[5] where it occurs through all of the coastal mountain ranges in dry habitat such as chaparral.
Description
This is a large, erect shrub approaching 3 meters in maximum height.[citation needed]
Leaves and stems
The stipules (small leaf-like structures on the stems at the base of the leaf stem, are thin and fall off early.[2]
The evergreen leaves are alternately arranged and may be up to 4 centimeters long.[citation needed] They are dark green on top, paler and hairy on the underside,[citation needed] and are edged with glandular teeth.[citation needed] Leaves have 3 main veins rising from the base.[2] Leaves have a toothed edge.[2] The leaf is covered with short, soft hairs on the top.
Branchlets are flexible, not stiff.[2]
Inflorescence and fruit
The inflorescence is a cluster or series of clusters of blue or purple flowers.
The fruit is a capsule which may be hairy or not, depending on variety.
The fruit is not horned.[2]
It blooms April to May.[2]
References
- ^ NRCS. "Ceanothus oliganthus". PLANTS Database. United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). Retrieved 6 June 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g Flowering Plants of the Santa Monica Mountains, Nancy Dale, 2nd Ed., 2000, p. 167
- ^ USDA Plants Profile: var. sorediatus
- ^ Ceanothus oliganthus at CalFlora
- ^ Jepson Herbarium
External links
- Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Ceanothus oliganthus
- Ceanothus oliganthus — U.C. Photo gallery
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- Ceanothus
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of the Peninsular Ranges
- Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Natural history of the Santa Monica Mountains
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Flora of Baja California
- Plants described in 1838
- Taxa named by Thomas Nuttall
- Rhamnaceae stubs