Ceanothus ophiochilus S.Boyd, T.S.Ross & Arnseth

Vail lake ceanothus (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Ceanothus

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–2 m. Stems erect to ascending, not rooting at nodes; branchlets reddish brown to gray, terete, ± flexible to rigid, glabrate. Leaves both fascicled and not fascicled on same plant; petiole 0–1 mm; blade folded lengthwise abaxially, narrowly oblanceolate to narrowly obovate, 3–7 × 1–3 mm, base cuneate, margins not revolute, usually entire, rarely denticulate near apex, teeth 1–4, apex obtuse, rounded, or cuspidate, abaxial surface pale green, glabrate, adaxial surface pale to yellowish green, glabrate. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, 0.7–2 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary pale blue or pink-tinged. Capsules 3–4 mm wide, not lobed; valves smooth, horns minute or absent, intermediate ridges absent.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.65 - 2.0
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Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
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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
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Optimum temperature (C°) -
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Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Ceanothus ophiochilus unspecified picture

Distribution

Ceanothus ophiochilus world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:958918-1
WFO ID wfo-0000592001
COL ID RYSJ
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Ceanothus ophiochilus