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Cressler, Alan

Ceanothus microphyllus

Ceanothus microphyllus Michx.

Littleleaf Buckbrush, Littleleaf New Jersey Tea, Small-leaved Redroot, Small-leaf Redroot

Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn Family)

Synonym(s):

USDA Symbol: CEMI4

USDA Native Status: L48 (N)

Ceanothus microphyllus has tiny leaves, less than 1/2 of an inch (1.3 cm) long, and occurs in sandy pine or oak woods in southeastern North America.

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Plant Characteristics

Duration: Perennial
Habit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Typically to about 1 foot in height and 2-3 feet in spread.

Bloom Information

Bloom Color: White
Bloom Time: Mar , Apr , May , Jun

Distribution

USA: AL , FL , GA

Web Reference

Webref 57 - Atlas of Florida Plants (2020) Institute for Systematic Botany
Webref 38 - Flora of North America (2019) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Webref 23 - Southwest Environmental Information Network (2009) SEINet - Arizona Chapter

Additional resources

USDA: Find Ceanothus microphyllus in USDA Plants
FNA: Find Ceanothus microphyllus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ceanothus microphyllus

Metadata

Record Modified: 2023-05-08
Research By: Joseph A. Marcus

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