Ceanothus pumilus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ceanothus pumilus Greene

Dwarf ceanothus, Siskiyou mat

2017 Steve Matson

2015 James Gonsman

2008 Keir Morse

2023 Dana York

2017 Steve Matson

2010 Vernon Smith

Ceanothus pumilus is a shrub that is native to California, and found only slightly beyond California borders.


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

Ultramafic affinity: 5.7 - strict endemic

Habitat: slopes

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ceanothus Xhumboldtensis
JEF	Ceanothus prostratus var. profugus

Information about Ceanothus pumilus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEPU) 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 Consortium of California Herbaria 2	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]. 2023. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 12/01/2023).