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Ceanothus
''Ceanothus'' is a genus of about 50–60 species of nitrogen-fixing shrubs and small trees in the buckthorn family (Rhamnaceae). Common names for members of this genus are buckbrush, California lilac, soap bush, or just ceanothus. ''"Ceanothus"'' comes from (''keánōthos''), which was applied by Theophrastus (371–287 BC) to an Old World plant believed to be '' Cirsium arvense''. The genus is native to North America with the highest diversity on the western coast. Some species (e.g., '' C. americanus'') are restricted to the eastern United States and southeast Canada, and others (e.g., '' C. caeruleus'') extend as far south as Guatemala. Most are shrubs tall, but '' C. arboreus'' and '' C. thyrsiflorus'', both native to California, can be small multi-trunked trees up to tall. Taxonomy There are two subgenera within this genus: ''Ceanothus'' and ''Cerastes''. The former clade is less drought-resistant, having bigger leaves. The evolution of these two clades likely started w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceanothus Arboreus
''Ceanothus arboreus'' is a species of perennial shrub to small tree in the family Rhamnaceae, commonly known as the feltleaf ceanothus, island ceanothus, and island mountain lilac. It is the largest member of the California lilacs (the ''Ceanothus'' genus), and is characterized with glossy, dark green foliage that is adorned by pale blue to white flowers in bloom. It is endemic to the Channel Islands of California and Guadalupe Island in Mexico, only being re-discovered on Guadalupe Island after the elimination of feral goats. Description ''Ceanothus arboreus'' is a spreading bush growing up to in height. It has large, glossy, dark green leaves which are leathery or felt-like on their undersides. Its showy bright blue flowers grow in plentiful panicles, or bunches, of tiny five-lobed blossoms. Some varieties and cultivars have light, powder purple blooms, and others bear darker purple flowers. The bloom period is February to April. The fruits are three-lobed, triangular caps ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceanothus Thyrsiflorus
''Ceanothus thyrsiflorus'', known as blueblossom or blue blossom ceanothus, is an evergreen shrub in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae that is endemic to British Columbia in Canada, Oregon and California in the US. The term 'Californian lilac' and ‘Mountain lilac’ is also applied to this and other varieties of ceanothus, though it is not closely related to '' Syringa'', the true lilac. Description ''Ceanothus thyrsiflorus'' can grow more than tall and broad in its native chaparral habitat, with glossy green leaves. The clusters of tiny flowers, borne in spring, vary from different shades of blue to close to white. The evergreen leaves are shiny and about long. Etymology The Latin genus name ''Ceanothus'' is derived from the Ancient Greek () 'a spiny plant'. The name was originally used by Theophrastus for another plant, and Linnaeus reused it for ''Ceanothus''.Gledhill, David (2008). "The Names of Plants". Cambridge University Press. (hardback), (paperback). pp 96, 168, 3 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceanothus Cyaneus
''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 regarded as one of the most beautiful members of the genus. Description This plant is an open, evergreen shrub reaching less than 3 m in height. The stems are ascending to erect, with flexible, light-green twigs. The leaves are arranged alternately, with scale-like stipules. The leaf petiole is 2 to 6 mm long, while the leaf blade is 14 to 45 mm long and 15 to 20 mm wide. The leaves are shaped ovate to elliptic, colored dark green and smooth (lacking hair) on the upper surface of the leaf, while the bottom side of the leaf is colored pale green with hairy veins. The margin of the leaves may be more or less serrat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceanothus Americanus
''Ceanothus americanus'' is a species of ''Ceanothus'' shrub native to North America. Common names include New Jersey tea, Jersey tea ceanothus, variations of red root (red-root; redroot), mountain sweet (mountain-sweet; mountainsweet), and wild snowball. New Jersey tea was a name coined during the American Revolution, because its leaves were used as a substitute for imported tea. Description ''Ceanothus americanus'' is a shrub that lives up to fifteen yeaand growing between high, having many thin branches. Its root, root system is thick with fibrous root hairs close to the surface, but with stout, burlish, woody roots that reach deep into the earth—root systems may grow very large in the wild, to compensate after repeated exposures to wildfires. White flowers grow in clumpy inflorescences on lengthy, axillary peduncle (botany), peduncles. Fruits are dry, dehiscence (botany), dehiscent, seed capsules. Habitat ''Ceanothus americanus'' is common on dry plains, prairies, or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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.''Jepson Manual'' (1993) University of California, Berkeley . accessed 3.23.2013 Distribution ''Ceanothus crassifolius'' typically occurs in coastal and montane California chaparral habitat associations. Common flora associates are (''Heteromeles arbutifol ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceanothus Confusus
''Ceanothus confusus'' is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae known by the common name Rincon Ridge ceanothus. It is endemic to northern California where it grows in the coastal mountains north of the San Francisco Bay Area. Its habitats include coniferous forest, woodland, and chaparral. This is a low, spreading shrub often forming a short mat up to about 1.2 meters wide. The stem is gray-brown with new twigs having a reddish color and fuzzy texture. The evergreen leaves are oppositely arranged. Each is up to 2 centimeters long and oval in shape with 3 to 5 large teeth. The upper surface is shiny green and the underside is paler and feltlike in texture with hairs along the veins. The inflorescence In botany, an inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a plant's Plant stem, stem that is composed of a main branch or a system of branches. An inflorescence is categorized on the basis of the arrangement of flowers on a mai ... is a small cluster of blu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ceanothus Depressus
''Ceanothus depressus'' Benth.Bentham, Planta Hartwegiana 8. 1839. is a shrub in the family Rhamnaceae, native to the Mexican states of Chihuahua and Sonora. It is a shrub up to 70 cm tall, growing in clearings in pine-oak forests. Uses The Pima Bajo in the vicinity of Yepachic (Chihuahua) and (Sonora) refer to the species as "junco," a name more commonly used for ''Juncus'' spp. in most of Mexico Mexico, officially the United Mexican States, is a country in North America. It is the northernmost country in Latin America, and borders the United States to the north, and Guatemala and Belize to the southeast; while having maritime boundar .... They use the aromatic red roots to make a flavorful tea.Laferrière, Joseph E., Charles W. Weber and Edwin A. Kohlhepp. 1991. Mineral contributions from some traditional Mexican teas. Plant Foods for Human Nutrition 41:277-282. References {{Taxonbar, from=Q15533847 depressus Flora of Mexico Flora of Chihuahua (state) Fl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
