NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 
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A large shrub to small tree : flowers January-March ; occurs at low altitudes. 
Observations: California mule deer. 
Geanothns martinii Jones. Martin ceanothus. 
C. sorediatus glabra Wats. 
Range: 9, 13. 
Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub ; flowers June-July. Highly palatable to sheep and 
cattle. 
Ceanothus megacarpus, see Ceanothus mavrocarpus. 
Ceanothus microphyllus Michx. 
Range : 29, 30. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small, spreading, much-branched evergreen shrub ; flowers April-May ; 
occurs in sandy and other soils. 
Ceanothus oliganthus Nutt. Hairy ceanothus. 
C. hirsutus Nutt., C. divaricatus Nutt, not of auth., C. orcuttii Parry. 
Range : 5. 
Site : Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub ; flowers May-June ; occurs below 3,500 feet. 
Observations: California mule deer. 
Ceanothus orcuttii, see Ceanothus oUganthus. 
Ceanothus oregonus, see Ceanothus sangumeus. 
Ceanothus ovalis, see Ceanothus ovatus. 
Ceanothus ovatus Desf. Redroot. 
C. ovalis Bigel. 
Range : 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30. 
Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Capsule available September-November. 
A small shrub ; flowers May- June ; occurs in sandy and other soils. 
Stomach records: Bobwhite (?). One of the best stock browse species in the 
Black Hills. 
Ceanothus palmeri Trel, Cuyamaca bush. 
C. spinosus palmeri Jeps. 
Range: 4, 5. 
Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A large shrub; flowers May-June; occurs from 4,500 to 5,700 feet; stump 
sprouts after cutting. Browsed by cattle in times of scarcity of other feed. 
Ceanothus papillosus Torr. and Gray. Bennie bush. 
Range : 1, 5. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit : Capsule. 
A small to rarely large shrub of open habit ; flowers May-June ; inflammable ; 
75-percent germination of seed is obtained by treating with hot water to 176° F., 
cooling, and stratifying 3% months at 36° ; about 200,000 seeds per pound. 
Ceanothus parryi Trel. Lady-bloom. 
Range: 4. 
Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small to large shrub ; flowers April-June ; very openly branched. 
Ceanothus parvifolius Trel. Littleleaf ceanothus. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Capsule. 
A small shrub ; flowers in June ; occurs from 4,700 to 6,500 feet. 
Observations : Fair browse for mule deer. 
Ceanothus perplexans, see Ceanothus greggii. 
