Ceanothus griseus

Taxobox
name = "Ceanothus griseus"

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image_width = 260px
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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rhamnaceae
genus = "Ceanothus"
genus_authority = L.
species = "C. griseus"
binomial = "Ceanothus griseus"
binomial_authority = (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.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6586,6589,6615 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CEGR2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ceanothus+griseus Photo gallery]