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Ceanothus sanguineus
Also called Oregon Tea Tree, Buckbrush, Red Stem Ceanothus, Red Stemmed Ceanothus, Teatree, Wild Lilac
Ceanothus sanguineus is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae known by the common name redstem ceanothus. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to Montana to far northern California; it is also known from Michigan. It grows in temperate coniferous forest habitat in forest openings amidst the conifers. This is an erect shrub approaching 3 meters in maximum height. Its stem is red to purple in color, its woody parts green and hairless when new. The deciduous leaves are alternately arranged and up to about 10 centimeters long. They are thin, light green, oval, and generally edged with glandular teeth. The undersides are sometimes hairy. The inflorescence is a cluster of white flowers up to about 12 centimeters long. The fruit is a three-lobed smooth capsule about 4 millimeters long.
New Jersey tea · Feltleaf ceanothus · Cerro Bola Ceanothus · Ceanothus buxifolius · Ceanothus caeruleus · Rincon Ridge ceanothus · Whitethorn ceanothus · Hoaryleaf ceanothus · Buckbrush · San Diego buckbrush · Sandscrub ceanothus · Ceanothus depressus
Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Ceanothus sanguineus 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.
