Ceanothus
confusus
J. T. Howell, Leafl. W.
Bot. 2:160. 1939
Rincon Ridge ceanothus
Ceanothus
divergens C.
C. Parry ssp. confusus
(J. T. Howell) L. Abrams
Description:
Habit: Shrubs to 0.6 m.
Stems: prostrate to low
sprawling, rooting at nodes or not; twigs red-brown, round, smooth, +/-
puberulent, flexible.
Leaves: evergreen, opposite;
not clustered; stipules, corky, persistent; petioles +/- 1 mm.
Leaf
blades oblanceolate, obovate to elliptic, 1.0--2.2
x 0.6--1.4 cm; bases usually cuneate, 1-veined, margins somewhat revolute,
coarsely dentate , sharp teeth usually
3--5, above middle or at tip, tips obtuse, abaxially pale green, major veins
usually pubescent, canescent between, adaxially usually bright green, +/-
glabrous, plane.
Inflorescences: axillary, umbel-like,
to 3.0 cm.
Flowers: light to deep blue,
lavender, or purple.
Fruits: subglobose, +/- 5 mm
broad, smooth, horns dorsal, erect to spreading, slender, not wrinkled; valve
crests minute.
Cytology: 2 n = 24 (M. Nobs
1963)
Flowering: in early--late
spring.
Habitat: dry, brushy slopes;
below 1000 m.
Range: Calif. [s NCoR, Lake,
Napa & Sonoma cos.]. Rare. View
Distribution Map.
Other Information:
Calif.
Native Plant Society List: 1B R-E-D Code:
3-3-3 State/Fed. Status: /C2. Threatened by development. [M. W. Skinner
and B. M. Pavlik 1994] C.confusus
apparently is closely related to C.
divergens and C.
purpureus . This complex is in need of study.
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regarding this species, please send mail
to Dr. Schmidt.
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This document was last updated: 3 March, 2004
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