Ceanothus diversifolius

Taxobox
name = "Ceanothus diversifolius"

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regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rhamnaceae
genus = "Ceanothus"
species = "C. diversifolius"
binomial = "Ceanothus diversifolius"
binomial_authority = Kellogg

"Ceanothus diversifolius" is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name pinemat. This "Ceanothus" is endemic to California, where it can be found in the oak and pine forests of several mountain ranges. This is a sprawling shrub growing flat across the ground in mats rarely exceeding 30 centimeters in height. Its younger branches are hairy, turning from yellow-green to reddish. The round to oval evergreen leaves are up to 5 centimeters long and have finely serrated edges with a fringe of sparse glandular hairs. The short inflorescences bear bunches of flowers which may be blue to almost white. The fruit is a smooth rounded capsule a few millimeters wide.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6586,6589,6601 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CEDI2 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ceanothus+diversifolius Photo gallery]