Biology:Ceanothus diversifolius
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ceanothus |
| Species: | C. diversifolius
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceanothus diversifolius Kellogg
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Ceanothus diversifolius is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name pinemat. This Ceanothus is endemic to California , where it can be found in the oak and pine forests of several mountain ranges.
Description
This is a sprawling shrub growing flat across the ground in mats rarely exceeding 30 centimeters in height. Its younger branches are hairy, turning from yellow-green to reddish. The round to oval evergreen leaves are up to 5 centimeters long and have finely serrated edges with a fringe of sparse glandular hairs.
The short inflorescences bear bunches of flowers which may be blue to almost white. The fruit is a smooth rounded capsule a few millimeters wide.
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer". NatureServe. 2022. https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.145585.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Ceanothus diversifolius
- USDA Plants Profile: Ceanothus diversifolius
- Ceanothus diversifolius — U.C. Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q5055709 entry
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