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Ceanothus herbaceus
Also called Prairie Redroot, Inland Jersey Tea, Inland Ceanothus, Narrow Leaved New Jersey Tea, Redroot, Smaller Redroot
Jersey tea (Ceanothus herbaceus) is a native, deciduous shrub of the buckthorn family, typically 0.5 to 1 m tall, found on prairies and open woods. It grows best in full sun and well-drained soil, and it tolerates drought once established.
Ceanothus herbaceus, also known as Jersey tea, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae and is similar to Ceanothus americanus and Ceanothus sanguineus. It is a perennial shrub which is native to North America.
Ceanothus herbaceus naturally occurs throughout North America. It can be found in Canada from southeastern Manitoba to Quebec. Within the United States, the plant can be found from Montana east to Massachusetts and Virginia. They range south from Rocky Mountains to New Mexico, east to Arkansas and Louisiana.
New Jersey tea · Feltleaf ceanothus · Buckbrush · Fendler's ceanothus · Point Reyes ceanothus · Carmel ceanothus · Vail Lake ceanothus · Blueblossom · Redroot
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceanothus herbaceus by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
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.
