Family | RHAMNACEAE |
Genus species | Ceanothus cordulatus Kellogg |
Bibliography | Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci. 2: 124 (1863) |
Native Range | Oregon to n. Baja California |
Primary Biome | Temperate |
Habitat | rocky slopes |
Altitude | 400-3400m |
Description | bark smooth, whitish, terminal branchlets thin, spinose, leaves persistent, ovate to elliptic, green-grey adaxially, greyish abaxially, flowers in compact head |
Size | 50-150cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
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Type | shrub |
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 |
Territory | 7 Northern America 73 Northwestern U.S.A. (ORE Oregon) 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California, NEV Nevada) 79 Mexico (MXN Mexico Northwest) |