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SPECIES : Ceanothus integerrimus | Deerbrush 


SPECIES : 
Ceanothus integerrimus

ABBREVIATION : 
CEAINT

SYNONYMS : 
NO-ENTRY


SCS PLANT CODE : 
   CEIN3


COMMON NAMES : 
   deer brush


TAXONOMY : 
The scientific name of deer brush is Ceanothus integerriums Hook. & Arn.
(Rhamnaceae) [31,32,39,58].  There are several poorly defined varieties
of deer brush based upon leaf morphology and flower color [31,58]:

Ceanothus integerrimus var. californicus (Kell.) Benson
C. i. var. integerrimus
C. i.  var. macrothyrsus (Torr.) Benson
C. i. var. puberulus (Greene) Abrams

Deer brush hybridizes with mountain whitethorn (C. cordulatus),
woolyleaf ceanothus (C. tomentosus), and Lemmon's ceanothus (C.
lemmonii) [58].


LIFE FORM : 
Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS : 
No special status

OTHER STATUS : 
NO-ENTRY


COMPILED BY AND DATE : 
Debra Tirmenstein, July 1989


LAST REVISED BY AND DATE : 
Janet L. Howard, September 1997


AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION : 
Howard, Janet L. 1997; Tirmenstein, Debra. 1989. Ceanothus integerrimus. In: Remainder of Citation

Related categories for SPECIES : Ceanothus integerrimus | Deerbrush