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Hoaryleaf ceanothus

Ceanothus crassifolius

Also called Thickleaf Ceanothus, Thickleaf Wild Lilac, Hoary Leaf Ceanothus

Hoaryleaf ceanothus
Photo: User:Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Rhamnaceae (Rhamn family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
S. California to Mexico (NW. Baja California), Guadalupe
Climate
subtropical

About

Ceanothus crassifolius is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name hoaryleaf ceanothus. This Ceanothus is found throughout the coastal mountain ranges of the southern half of California, and its range extends into Baja California.

Two varieties are accepted.

Where it grows

Ceanothus crassifolius typically occurs in coastal and montane California chaparral habitat associations. Common flora associates are Toyon (Heteromeles arbutifolia) and Hollyleaf cherry (Prunus ilicifolia). The mountain range systems it is found in include the Southern California Coast Ranges, the Transverse Ranges, and the Peninsular Ranges.

Other Ceanothus plants

New Jersey tea · Feltleaf ceanothus · Cerro Bola Ceanothus · Ceanothus buxifolius · Ceanothus caeruleus · Rincon Ridge ceanothus · Whitethorn ceanothus · Buckbrush · San Diego buckbrush · Sandscrub ceanothus · Ceanothus depressus · Calistoga ceanothus

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceanothus crassifolius 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.

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