- Ceanothus hearstiorum
Taxobox
name = "Ceanothus hearstiorum"
image_width = 260px
image_caption =
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Magnoliopsida
ordo =Rosales
familia =Rhamnaceae
genus = "Ceanothus "
genus_authority = L.
species = "C. hearstiorum"
binomial = "Ceanothus hearstiorum"
binomial_authority = Hoover & J. B. Roof"Ceanothus hearstiorum" is a species of flowering
shrub known by the common names Hearst Ranch buckbrush and Hearst's ceanothus. This "Ceanothus " is endemic toCalifornia , where it grows wild only on the hilly coastline of San Luis Obispo County. Thisshrub is generally wider than it is tall and often lies prostrate in a mat on the ground. The younger branches are hairy and somewhat feltlike in texture. The distinctive evergreen leaves are oval to almost rectangular and have a cupped, rippled surface. The edges are toothed with tiny glandular knobs and the shiny surface may be dotted with more knobs. The underside of the leaf is fuzzy to hairy. Theinflorescence s are borne on short, stout stalks and the tiny flowers are lavender to blue with prominent yellow-anthered bluestamen s.External links
* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6586,6589,6616 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CEHE2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ceanothus+hearstiorum Photo gallery]
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