Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis

(McMinn) Hoover

Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 350. 1966.

Common names: Lompoc ceanothus
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Ceanothus ramulosus var. fascicularis McMinn in M. van Rensselaer and H. McMinn Ceanothus, 250, figs. 24, 25. 1942
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 100. Mentioned on page 99.

Shrubs, 1.5–2.5 m. Stems erect to spreading; branchlets brown to grayish brown. Leaf-blades of non-fascicled leaves flat or cupped, widely oblanceolate to widely obovate, 5–11 × 4–7 mm, length usually less than 2 times width, margins usually entire, rarely 1–3-toothed, apex truncate or retuse; of fascicled leaves ± flat, elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate, 9–15 × 3–6 mm, length usually 2+ times width, apex obtuse to rounded. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually lavender, sometimes pale blue. Capsules 5–6 mm wide. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Sandy soils, maritime chaparral.
Elevation: 10–200 m.

Discussion

Variety fascicularis is endemic to sandy soils on marine terraces and coastal slopes of western San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties. Plants are occasionally found without fascicled leaves, but can be identified by their lavender sepals and petals and capsules with weakly developed horns. Some specimens from south of Morro Bay, San Luis Obispo County, have pale blue flowers and denticulate nodal leaf blades similar to var. rigidus.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number.

glabrous +  and glabrate +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
9mm;15mm +
obtuse +  and rounded +
3mm;6mm +
Clifford L. Schmidt† +  and Dieter H. Wilken +
(McMinn) Hoover +
rounded +
Ceanothus ramulosus var. fascicularis +
3-veined +  and veined +
2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br /> (3 cm30 mm <br />0.03 m <br />) +
1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
not gland-dotted +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (2.2 cm22 mm <br />0.022 m <br />) +
3[-5]-veined +  and pinnate +
spinulose +, spinose +, serrate +  and entire +
denticulate +, dentate +, crenulate +, crenate +  and serrulate +
orbiculate;obovate;orbiculate;obovate;oblanceolate;elliptic +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
not thorn-tipped +
tomentulose +, puberulent +  and glabrate +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Lompoc ceanothus +
10–200 m. +
Sandy soils, maritime chaparral. +
straight +
subapical +
free +  and adnate +
shallowly cupulate +  and hemispheric +
terminal +  and axillary +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (2.5 cm25 mm <br />0.025 m <br />) +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.1 cm11 mm <br />0.011 m <br />) +
widely oblanceolate +  and widely obovate +
deciduous +  and persistent +
1-3-toothed +
intrastaminal +
superior +  and inferior +
not fleshy +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
pink +, usually white +  and cream blue or purple +
adnate +  and distinct +
6 +  and 5 +
clawed +, obovate +  and spatulate +
0.1 cm1 mm <br />0.001 m <br /> (0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br />) +
Flowering Feb–Apr. +
2-4-carpellate +
Leafl. W. Bot. +
intermediate +
pink +, usually white +  and cream blue or purple +
distinct +
spreading +  and incurved +
6 +  and 5 +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
Endemic +  and Conservation concern +
not rooting +
erect +  and spreading +
Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis +
Ceanothus cuneatus +
variety +
paniclelike +  and racemelike +
not gland-tipped +
unarmed +  and armed +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +