Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Genus species | Ceanothus pumilus Greene |
Bibliography | Erythea 1: 149 (1893) |
Native Range | sw. Oregon to n. California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 100-2200m |
Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves opposite, cuneate, oblong-obovate, 4-15mm long, coriaceous, adaxially glabrous, abaxially tomentose, truncate, flowers in sparse umbels |
Size | 10-40cm |
Color | blue, white |
Bloom | late spring, summer |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
Propagation | seed in spring after hot water treatment, germ. 3-6 months cuttings in late summer; layering in spring |
Synonyms | Ceanothus prostratus var. profugus Jeps. Ceanothus prostratus ssp. pumilus (Greene) C.L.Schmidt |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |