Ceanothus megacarpus var. insularis Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ceanothus megacarpus Nutt. var. insularis (Eastw.) Munz

Island bigpod ceanothus, Island ceanothus

2014 Steve Matson

2020 David Greenberger

2014 Steve Matson

Ceanothus megacarpus var. insularis is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Ceanothus insularis

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~232 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS + PLANTS	Ceanothus insularis
PLANTS	Ceanothus megacarpus ssp. insularis

Information about Ceanothus megacarpus var. insularis from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEMEI2) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 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: 05/14/2025).