| Family | RHAMNACEAE |
| Genus species | Ceanothus gloriosus J.T.Howell |
| Bibliography | Leafl. W. Bot. 2: 43 (1937) |
| Native Range | nw. California |
| Primary Biome | Temperate |
| Habitat | grassland and thickets |
| Altitude | 30-500m |
| Description | branchlets setose, leaves opposite, broadly elliptic to oblong, distinctly veined and dentate, adaxially shiny green flowers in many flowered umbels |
| Size | 10-30cm |
| Color | dark blue, violet |
| Bloom | summer |
| Ca | |
| Type | subshrub |
| Cultivation | mesic, slightly humous, semi-shady site alpine house, moist, rich, drained soil, semi-shade |
| Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Ceanothus prostratus var. grandiflorus (Torr.) Jeps. Ceanothus rigidus var. grandiflorus Torr. Ceanothus verrucosus var. grandiflorus (Torr.) K.Brandegee |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |