Ceanothus prostratus var. occidentalis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ceanothus prostratus Benth. var. occidentalis McMinn

Mahala mats

2020 Tim Miller

2025 Mike Russler

Ceanothus prostratus var. occidentalis is a shrub that is native to California.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~86 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Parent:	Ceanothus prostratus
Genus:	Ceanothus
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + POWO

Information about Ceanothus prostratus var. occidentalis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEPR) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 07/15/2025).