Ceanothus griseus

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Ceanothus griseus

Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ceanothus
L.
Species: C. griseus
Binomial name
Ceanothus griseus
(Trel.) McMinn

Ceanothus griseus is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name Carmel ceanothus. This Ceanothus is endemic to California, where its distribution extends throughout the Coast Ranges in the northern two thirds of the state. This shrub may exceed two meters in height when mostly erect, or it can grow wider than tall. The evergreen leaves are ribbed and have slightly serrated edges and fuzzy undersides. The inflorescences are borne on thick stalks a few centimeters long and are dense with small blue or purple flowers. The fruit is a sticky black capsule about 4 millimeters in length containing usually 3 seeds. This is a plant of the chaparral and coastal scrub plant communities.

Ceanothus griseus variation griseus
Ceanothus griseus variation griseus
Ceanothus griseus variation horizontalis
Ceanothus griseus variation horizontalis

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