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Redheart

Ceanothus spinosus

Also called Greenbark Ceanothus, Greenbark Whitethorn, Spiny Ceanothus

Redheart
Photo: Anthony J. Valois, Public domain
Family
Rhamnaceae (Rhamn family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
S. California to Mexico (N. Baja California)
Climate
subtropical

About

Ceanothus spinosus, with the common names greenbark and redheart, is a species of Ceanothus. It is native to southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in the scrub and chaparral of the coastal mountain ranges.

Other Ceanothus plants

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 spinosus 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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