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exposed roots; 92-percent germination of seeds is obtained when they are heated 
to 158° F. in water, allowed to cool, and stratified 344 months at 36°; about 
54,000 seeds per pound. 
Stomach records: Valley quail. Observations: Mountain quail, mariposa 
brush rabbit; of outstanding importance for mule deer. If grazed extensively 
by stock, may cause kidney trouble in males; generally not browsed by stock. 
Ceanothus cyaneus, see Ceanothus tomentosus. 
Ceanothus dentatus Torr. and Gray. Sand scrub. 
Range: 1, 5. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, densely-branched shrub; flowers April-June; occurs on sandy and 
other soils; 83-percent germination of seeds may be obtained when they are 
treated with hot water to 158° F., cooled, and stratified 8 months at 36°. 
Several varieties occur within the range of the species, one of which, var. im- 
pressus Trel., is prostrate. 
Ceanothus divaricatus, see Ceanothus leucodermis and C. oliganthus. 
Ceanothus diversifolius Kellogg. Trailing ceanothus. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, trailing or prostrate, matlike shrub; flowers May—June; occurs from 
306 to 600 feet elevation. 
Observations: Fair browse for mule deer. Considered fair sheep browse. 
Ceanothus fendleri Gray. Fendler ceanothus. 
Range: 9, 11, 18, 14, 15. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule, available August-September. 
A small to large shrub; branches spiny, sometimes procumbent; flowers June— 
August; may form dense thickets; occurs on sandy and other soils; root system 
somewhat shallow, taproot not deep; germination of seed not less than 16 
percent. 
Stomach records: Pereupine, black-tailed deer. Observations: A famous deer 
browse; heavily utilized by porcupines during summer. An important browse 
in the southwest for livestock. 
Ceanothus ferrisae McMinn. 
Range: 1, 3. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large evergreen shrub; branches stiff, divergent. 
Ceanothus foliosus Parry. Wavyleaf ceanothus. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule, available April—May. 
A small to large shrub; flowers April-May; occurs at 200 to 3,500 feet eleva- 
tion; foliage dense; often procumbent or nearly prostrate; root nodules well 
developed; 92-percent germination of seeds may be obtained when they are 
treated in hot water at 158° ¥#., cooled, and stratified 3 months at 36°. 
Ceanothus greggii Gray. Gregg ceanothus. 
C. verrucosus greggii (Brandeg.) Gray. 
Range: 4, 9, 10, 11. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule, available in July. 
A small to large evergreen shrub; flowers March—May; spiny, rigid, and 
intricately branched. Considered by some to be C. vestitus Greene for Cali- 
fornia. Fair to good browse in winter and early spring for stock, especially 
goats. 
Var. perplexans (Trel.) Jeps. (C. perplexams Trel.), occurs within the range 
of the species. 
Ceanothus hirsutus, see Ceanothus oliganthus. 
