wartleaf ceanothus

Ceanothus papillosus

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

twig: green to gray-brown
leaf blade:

11–50 mm long, 6–15 mm wide
adaxially dark green, glandular-papillate (warty)
abaxially paler, generally densely hairy
margin rolled under, minutely gland-toothed, teeth 17–31

Flower: deep blue

Chris’s observations: 28 (27 are research grade)

Locations:

Big Basin SP: 8
Castle Rock SP: 4
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP: 4
Henry Cowell Redwoods SP - Fall Creek Unit: 3
El Sereno OSP: 2
Huddart CP: 2
Sierra Azul; OSP: 2
UCSC Campus Natural Reserve: 2
Dr. Aurelia Reinhardt Redwood RP

Months:

Mar.: 1
Apr.: 1
May: 6
Jun.: 9
Jul.: 5
Aug.: 2
Sep.: 2
Oct.: 1
Nov.: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora