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Ceanothus is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (). [3] [4] [2] [5] Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus.
The small, white flowers of C. herbaceus in a dense, rounded cluster are about 0.5 to 0.75 inch wide. It has its disk either dull white or greenish. It has calyces with 5 incurved lobes and 5 petals and sepals. The flower is spoon-shaped and clawed, that consists of 5 stamens. The plant bears a fruit that is 3-4.5 mm wide.
Flowers of Ceanothus crassifolius Ceanothus crassifolius is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name hoaryleaf ceanothus . This Ceanothus is found throughout the coastal mountain ranges of the southern half of California , and its range extends into Baja California .
Ceanothus papillosus, the wartleaf ceanothus, is a species of plant in the genus Ceanothus. It is endemic to California , where it grows in open habitat on the slopes of the coastal mountain ranges, such as woodland and chaparral .
Ceanothus cyaneus is a species of flowering shrub in the genus Ceanothus known commonly as the San Diego buckbrush and Lakeside ceanothus. This species is found in the Peninsular Ranges of San Diego County, California, and known from one occurrence in Baja California. It is characterized by brilliant blue flowers, glossy green foliage, and is ...
Ceanothus bolensis is a shrub growing approximately 1-1.5m in height and lacking a basal burl. It has small, smooth and hairless, yellowish-green leaves and is not deciduous. Flowers are pale blue to cream white. It is most similar visually to the nearby Ceanothus otayensis found further north, with which it does not overlap in range. [1]
Ceanothus tomentosus, with the common name woollyleaf ceanothus, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. It is characterized by pale-blue to deep blue flowers and wooly leaves. It is native to California and Baja California, having an unusual disjunct distribution in the Peninsular Ranges and the north-central Sierra Nevada.
This plant has a growth habit described as ascending to erect and may attain height. The plant's preferred habitat is on shrub-covered, rocky, volcanic slopes. The hermaphrodite blue or purple flowers bloom in April and May.