Ceanothus oliganthus var. orcuttii
Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., 621. 1925.
Common names: Orcutt’s ceanothus
Basionym: Ceanothus orcuttii Parry Proc. Davenport Acad. Nat. Sci. 5: 194. 1889
Stems: branchlets ± flexible, puberulent to villosulous. Leaf-blades ovate, elliptic, or elliptic-oblong, adaxial surface sparsely villosulous. Flowers: sepals, petals, and nectary blue; nectary and ovary pilosulous. Capsules glabrescent; valves rugose, weakly crested.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–Jun.
Habitat: Open slopes and ridges, chaparral, pine forests.
Elevation: 200–1800 m.
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California)
Discussion
Variety orcuttii occurs in the Peninsular Ranges of southern California and northern Baja California, Mexico. The pilosulous nectary and ovary are unique in Ceanothus.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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dark green +
villosulous +
dehiscing +
not gland-dotted +
herbaceous +
ovate;widely elliptic +
leathery +
thorn-tipped +
pliable +
rigid +
absent +
glabrescent +
Orcutt’s ceanothus +
aggregated +
leathery +
bisexual +
loculicidal +
0mm;0.5mm +
fascicles +
axillary +
racemelike +
3-veined +
fascicled +
alternate +
gland-tipped +
not revolute +
blue +
free +
intrastaminal +
absent +
pilosulous +
fleshy +
basal +
pilosulous +
anatropous +
absent +
not fleshy +
not fleshy +
hooded +
opposite +
blue +
absent +
absent +
2-4-carpellate +
Man. Fl. Pl. Calif., +
1925 +
valvate +
blue +
distinct +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
longitudinal +
not rooting +
erect +
1;4 +
deciduous +
absent +
connate +
Ceanothus oliganthus var. orcuttii +
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gland-tipped +
entire +
viscid +
rugose +
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