- Ceanothus spinosus
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Ceanothus spinosus 
Scientific classification Kingdom: Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Eudicots (unranked): Rosids Order: Rosales Family: Rhamnaceae Genus: Ceanothus Species: C. spinosus Binomial name Ceanothus spinosus
Nutt.Ceanothus spinosus, with the common names Greenbark ceanothus and Redheart, is a species of Ceanothus. It is native to southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in the scrub and chaparral of the coastal mountain ranges.
Description
This is a large treelike shrub approaching six meters in maximum height. The stem is a rough-barked trunk near the base and has thorny, greenish-brown branches. The thick, firm evergreen leaves are up to 4 or 5 centimeters long and are hairless on the upper surface but sometimes lined with hairs underneath. The shrub blooms in inflorescences up to 15 centimeters long filled with clusters of white to pale blue flowers. The fruit is a smooth, round capsule about half a centimeter wide containing 3 seeds.
See also
- California chaparral and woodlands
- California montane chaparral and woodlands
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Ceanothus spinosus
- USDA Plants Profile: Ceanothus spinosus
- Ceanothus spinosus - Photo gallery
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