Ceanothus integerrimus

Hooker & Arnott

Bot. Beechey Voy., 329. 1838.

Common names: Deer brush
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii Parry C. integerrimus var. californicus (Kellogg) G. T. Benson C. integerrimus var. macrothyrsus (Torrey) G. T. Benson C. integerrimus var. puberulus (Greene) Abrams
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 85. Mentioned on page 79, 80, 86, 87, 89, 92, 94.

Shrubs, deciduous, 1.5–3 m. Stems ascending to erect, not rooting at nodes; branchlets pale green, not thorn-tipped, round in cross-section, flexible, glabrous or strigillose. Leaves not fascicled; petiole 3–12 mm; blade flat, lanceolate, elliptic, oblongelliptic, or ovate, (10–) 20–80 × 10–45 mm, base rounded, margins entire or denticulate distally, teeth 3–5, apex acute to obtuse, abaxial surface pale green, glabrate or puberulent, especially on veins, sometimes glabrescent, adaxial surface green, dull, glabrous or sparsely puberulent; usually 3-veined from base, rarely pinnately veined. Inflorescences usually terminal, rarely axillary, racemelike or paniclelike, 5–25 cm. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary usually white or pale to dark blue, rarely pink. Capsules 4–5 mm wide, lobed; valves smooth, viscid, not or weakly crested. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering May–Jul.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, open sites, chaparral, conifer and mixed evergreen forests.
Elevation: 25–2600 m.

Distribution

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Ariz., Calif., N.Mex., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

G. T. Benson (1930) recognized four varieties in Ceanothus integerrimus, based on flower color, leaf blade shape, venation, and indumentum. With the exception of regional clines in indumentum density, N. C. Coile (1988) was unable to detect consistent patterns of variation correlated with ecological or geographical distribution. The types of C. integerrimus (D. Douglas in 1831) and C. andersonii (C. C. Parry in 1888) are notable in that they bear oblong leaf blades with one principal vein from the base; the basal pair of secondary veins are shorter than those distal to it and relatively short compared to those in leaves elsewhere in the species. This venation is restricted to only a few specimens from near Ben Lomond, Santa Cruz Mountains, California, and has not been seen since the collection by Parry. W. L. Jepson (1909–1943, vol. 2) suggested that the venation pattern may be correlated with the oblong leaf shape that is shown by the type specimens.

Young shoots of Ceanothus integerrimus were used by Native Americans in basketry and for arrow foreshafts (D. E. Moerman 1998).

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

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glabrescent +, puberulent +  and glabrate +
puberulent +  and glabrous +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
acute +  and obtuse +
Clifford L. Schmidt† +  and Dieter H. Wilken +
Hooker & Arnott +
rounded +
3-veined +  and veined +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
not gland-dotted +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
3[-5]-veined +  and pinnate +
spinulose +, spinose +, serrate +  and entire +
denticulate +, dentate +, crenulate +, crenate +  and serrulate +
ovate;oblongelliptic;ovate;oblongelliptic;elliptic;lanceolate;flat +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (4.5 cm45 mm <br />0.045 m <br />) +
not thorn-tipped +
strigillose +  and glabrous +
0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Deer brush +
Ariz. +, Calif. +, N.Mex. +, Oreg. +  and Wash. +
25–2600 m. +
Rocky slopes, open sites, chaparral, conifer and mixed evergreen forests. +
free +  and adnate +
shallowly cupulate +  and hemispheric +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
paniclelike +  and racemelike +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (25 cm250 mm <br />0.25 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and persistent +
denticulate;entire +
pink;pale;dark blue +
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 +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (1.2 cm12 mm <br />0.012 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Jul. +
2-4-carpellate +
Bot. Beechey Voy., +
pink +, usually white +  and cream blue or purple +
distinct +
spreading +  and incurved +
6 +  and 5 +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
Illustrated +  and Endemic +
not rooting +
ascending +  and erect +
3-veined +  and veined +
Ceanothus andersonii +, C. integerrimus var. californicus +, C. integerrimus var. macrothyrsus +  and C. integerrimus var. puberulus +
Ceanothus integerrimus +
Ceanothus subg. Ceanothus +
species +
paniclelike +  and racemelike +
gland-tipped +
crested +
unarmed +  and armed +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +