Ceanothus parvifolius
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ceanothus |
| Species: | C. parvifolius
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| Ceanothus parvifolius | |
Ceanothus parvifolius is a species of
Description
This plant is a spreading shrub, growing to a maximum height of just over a meter, forming a wide bush. The twigs are thin, green and quite glabrous. The leaves are alternately arranged and deciduous, with scale-like stipules. The leaves are 8 to 21 mm long, 3 to 12 mm wide, mainly oval in shape and smooth-edged, sometimes with a few tiny teeth near the tip. Both sides of the leaves are generally glabrous, lacking hairs. The raceme to panicle-like inflorescences are clusters 4 to 9 cm long of flowers in various shades of blue. The fruit is a 3-lobed smooth capsule a few millimeters long. Flowering is from May to July.[2]
Characteristics
The twigs of this species are flexible, and are not thorn-like as compared with Ceanothus cordulatus. There may be 1 to 3 ribs at the base of each leaf, and the upper surface of the leaf is shiny.[2] This species comes close to Ceanothus integerrimus, but differs in its dwarf-like, spreading and often flat-topped habit, its blue flowers as opposed to white, and its much smaller leaves.[3] Putative hybrids with C. cordulatus have been reported.[4]
Distribution and habitat
This species is distributed on the western slope of the Sierra Nevada of California from Plumas County south to Tulare County.[4] It occurs primarily on open sites, slopes and flats and within coniferous forests from an elevation of 1255 to 2220 meters.[2]
References
- ^ "Ceanothus parvifolius". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. 2022. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b c Burge, Dylan O.; Wilken, Dieter H. (2020). "Ceanothus parvifolius". Jepson eFlora (8 ed.). Jepson Flora Project. Archived from the original on 2020-11-23. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ "Ceanothus parvifolius". Trees and Shrubs Online. International Dendrology Society. Archived from the original on 2022-01-21. Retrieved 20 January 2022.
- ^ a b Schmidt, Clifford L.; Wilken, Dieter H. (2020). "Ceanothus parvifolius". Flora of North America. 8: 84 – via Flora of North America Semantic MediaWiki.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Ceanothus parvifolius
- USDA Plants Profile
- Ceanothus parvifolius — U.C. Photo gallery
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