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Ceanothus bolensis
Ceanothus bolensis is a species of shrub in the buckthorn family commonly known as the Cerro Bola ceanothus. It is a rare member of the genus Ceanothus endemic to mountains with metavolcanic soils in extreme northwestern Baja California, Mexico. It is named after the Cerro Bola, a basaltic peak where the species is especially common and was first described from.
Ceanothus bolensis is extremely range restricted and was originally described as being endemic to the mid-to-high elevations of Cerro Bola peak, but is now known from a handful of other mountains in northwestern Baja California between Tecate and Ensenada. The distribution of the species is characterized by an edaphic disjunction, meaning it is found across geographically separate areas that share the same soil, in this case being restricted to basalt-derived metavolcanic soils. The speciation of C. bolensis is likely driven by this edaphic disjunction. It occurs at elevations higher than approximately 500 m (1,600 ft), where it grows in chaparral habitat.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceanothus bolensis by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
