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Ceanothus ophiochilus
Ceanothus ophiochilus Boyd, Ross & Arnseth
Vail Lake Buck Brush, Vail Lake Buckbrush, Vail Lake Ceanothus
Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn family)
Synonym(s):
USDA Symbol: CEOP
USDA Native Status: L48 (N)
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Plant Characteristics
Duration: PerennialHabit: Shrub
Fruit Type: Capsule
Size Notes: Up to about 6 feet tall.
Bloom Information
Bloom Color: Pink , BlueBloom Time: Feb , Mar , Apr
Distribution
USA: CANative Distribution: Know in North America only in California where it is listed as endangered.
Native Habitat: Rocky soils from deeply weathered gabbro or pyroxene substrates, slopes and ridges, chaparral.
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service Threatened & Endangered Status
USFWS Species Profile: Q3AHStatus:Web Reference
Webref 30 - Calflora (2018) CalfloraWebref 3 - Flora of North America (2014) Missouri Botanical Garden, St. Louis, MO & Harvard University Herbaria, Cambridge, MA.
Additional resources
USDA: Find Ceanothus ophiochilus in USDA PlantsFNA: Find Ceanothus ophiochilus in the Flora of North America (if available)
Google: Search Google for Ceanothus ophiochilus
Metadata
Record Modified: 2020-11-16Research By: CBR