Ceanothus foliosus Parry

Wavyleaf ceanothus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Ceanothus

Characteristics

Shrubs, evergreen, 0.3–3.5 m. Stems erect, ascending, arcuate, or prostrate, not rooting at nodes; branchlets green, not thorn-tipped, round or slightly angled in cross section, flexible, villosulous. Leaves: petiole 1–3 mm; blade flat or ± folded lengthwise, narrowly elliptic to oblong-elliptic or oblanceolate, 5–24 × 3–13 mm, base obtuse to rounded, margins entire or weakly glandular-denticulate most of length, ± thick, not revolute, usually wavy, sometimes not wavy, teeth 31–42, apex obtuse, abaxial surface pale green to grayish green, villosulous or glabrous and sometimes sparsely puberulent on veins, adaxial surface dark green, glabrous or sparsely puberulent; pinnately veined or faintly 3-veined from base. Inflorescences axillary, umbel-like to racemelike, 1–3.5(–7) cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary pale to dark blue. Capsules 3–4 mm wide, weakly lobed at apex; valves smooth, not or weakly crested.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.8 - 3.5
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months -
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer frankia
Photosynthetic pathway -

Environment

Light 7-9
Soil humidity 3-7
Soil texture 3-4
Soil acidity -
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) -

Usage

Uses -
Edible -
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Mode -
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ceanothus foliosus unspecified picture

Distribution

Ceanothus foliosus world distribution map, present in Mexico and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:50683-2
WFO ID wfo-0000591869
COL ID RYQS
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR)

Synonyms

Ceanothus foliosus Ceanothus dentatus var. dickeyi Ceanothus foliosus var. foliosus

Lower taxons

Ceanothus foliosus var. medius Ceanothus foliosus var. vineatus