Biology:Ceanothus foliosus

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Ceanothus foliosus
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Vulnerable (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ceanothus
Species:
C. foliosus
Binomial name
Ceanothus foliosus
Parry

Ceanothus foliosus is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name wavyleaf ceanothus.[2][3]

Distribution

This Ceanothus is endemic to California , where its distribution extends throughout the Coast Ranges and the northern end of the Peninsular Ranges.

Description

The Ceanothus foliosus shrub may be tall and erect but is generally under two meters in height; it may also be low-lying and sprawling. It has sparse small evergreen leaves only one to two centimeters in length and toothed along the edges with glandular knobs.

The petite inflorescences are borne on naked stalks and are bunched with blue or lavender flowers with prominent yellow anthers. The fruit is a capsule about 4 millimeters long containing usually 3 seeds.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q5055712 entry