Introductory
SPECIES: Ceanothus cuneatus | Wedgeleaf Ceanothus 



ABBREVIATION : 
CEACUN

SYNONYMS : 
   Rhamnus cuneatus
   Ceanothus submontanus


SCS PLANT CODE : 
NO-ENTRY


COMMON NAMES : 
   wedgeleaf ceanothus
   buckbrush ceanothus
   buckbrush
   narrowleaf buckbrush
   hornbrush
   wedgeleaf
   chaparral
   greasebush


TAXONOMY : 
The currently accepted scientific name of wedgeleaf ceanothus is
Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. [14,32,42].  Wedgeleaf ceanothus is a
member of the section Cerastes [13].  Species within this section are
described as "highly interfertile," and wedgeleaf ceanothus is known to
hybridize with bigpod ceanothus (C. megacarpus), C. flexilis,
squawcarpet ceanothus (C. prostratus), C. connivens, and Fresno mat (C.
fresnensis) [13,42,52].  Wedgeleaf ceanothus is extremely variable and a
number of forms have been named [43].  Commonly recognized varieties are
as follows [31]:

	  Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus
          C. cuneatus var. fascicularis (McMinn) Hoover
          C. cuneatus var. rigidus (Nutt.) Hoover


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
See OTHER STATUS

OTHER STATUS : 
C. c. var. rigidus is federally listed as a Category 2 taxa [68].


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
D. Tirmenstein, May 1989


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
NO-ENTRY


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Tirmenstein, D. 1989. Ceanothus cuneatus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for Species: Ceanothus cuneatus | Wedgeleaf Ceanothus