Ceanothus otayensis Mcminn

Species

Angiosperms > Rosales > Rhamnaceae > Ceanothus

Characteristics

Shrubs, 1–3.5 m. Stems erect to ascending, not rooting at nodes; branchlets grayish brown to brown, ± flexible to rigid, tomentulose. Leaves not fascicled; petiole 0–2 mm; blade flat to ± cupped, widely elliptic to obovate, 5–13 × 4–10 mm, base cuneate, margins revolute, sometimes wavy, coarsely denticulate near apex, teeth 3–5, apex truncate, retuse, or cuspidate, abaxial surface green, tomentulose, adaxial surface green, glabrous or sparsely puberulent. Inflorescences axillary or terminal, 0.6–1.8 cm. Flowers: sepals and petals white; nectary tan to brown. Capsules 4–6 mm wide, weakly lobed; valves smooth, horns minute or absent, intermediate ridges absent.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.5
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Nitrogen fixer frankia
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Cultivation

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Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 18 - 21
Germination luminosity light
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Images

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Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:716903-1
WFO ID wfo-0001130952
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Synonyms

Ceanothus otayensis