jimbrush

Ceanothus oliganthus var. sorediatus

Member of hairy ceanothus (Ceanothus oliganthus)
ceanothus (genus Ceanothus)
buckthorn family (family Rhamnaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
blue, pale blue, pale purple, white in flowering plants

There are no other wild members of this species in the bay area.

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• twig: green to reddish, flexible, not ridged or angled, [may be hairy]
• leaf blade:
• 11–30 mm long, 5–25 mm wide
• adaxially dark green, ± glabrous to short-hairy
• abaxially paler, sparsely to densely short-hairy, especially veins
• margin minutely gland-toothed, teeth 20–70

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Chris’s observations: 4 (3 are research grade)

Locations:

• El Sereno OSP
• Los Trancos OSP
• Sibley Volcanic RP
• Sierra Azul OSP

Months:

• Apr.: 2
• May: 1
• Jun.: 0
• Jul.: 0
• Aug.: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora