Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 84. Mentioned on page 83, 87, 104.

Shrubs, 1–3 m. Leaf-blades: abaxial surface velvety puberulent, especially on veins. Capsules: valves smooth. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering May–Aug.
Habitat: Open sites, rocky slopes, montane chaparral, conifer forests.
Elevation: 400–3400 m.

Distribution

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Alta., B.C., Calif., Colo., Idaho, Mont., Nev., Oreg., S.Dak., Wash., Wyo.

Discussion

Putative hybrids between var. velutinus and Ceanothus cordulatus, reported from the Klamath Mountains, the southern Cascade Range, and the Sierra Nevada, have been called C. ×lorenzenii (Jepson) McMinn. Putative hybrids between C. velutinus var. velutinus and C. prostratus (subg. Cerastes) and named C. ×rugosus Greene have been reported from northeastern California (H. McMinn 1944). Ceanothus ×rugosus, with spreading stems, opposite leaves, and wartlike, semipersistent stipules, is notable in being one of few intersubgeneric hybrids in Ceanothus.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thin" is not a number.

puberulent +  and velvety +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
Clifford L. Schmidt† +  and Dieter H. Wilken +
Douglas in W. J. Hooker +
subcordate +  and rounded +
3-veined +  and veined +
8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br /> (13 cm130 mm <br />0.13 m <br />) +
5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br /> (6 cm60 mm <br />0.06 m <br />) +
not gland-dotted +
4 cm40 mm <br />0.04 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 +
aromatic +
widely elliptic;ovate-elliptic +
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (5.5 cm55 mm <br />0.055 m <br />) +
not thorn-tipped +
glabrescent +  and puberulent +
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.4 cm4 mm <br />0.004 m <br />) +
Alta. +, B.C. +, Calif. +, Colo. +, Idaho +, Mont. +, Nev. +, Oreg. +, S.Dak. +, Wash. +  and Wyo. +
400–3400 m. +
Open sites, rocky slopes, montane chaparral, conifer forests. +
free +  and adnate +
shallowly cupulate +  and hemispheric +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
5 cm50 mm <br />0.05 m <br /> (12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and persistent +
glandular-serrulate +
yellow-tinged +
intrastaminal +
superior +  and inferior +
not fleshy +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
adnate +  and distinct +
6 +  and 5 +
clawed +, obovate +  and spatulate +
0.9 cm9 mm <br />0.009 m <br /> (3.2 cm32 mm <br />0.032 m <br />) +
Flowering May–Aug. +
2-4-carpellate +
Fl. Bor.-Amer. +
distinct +
spreading +  and incurved +
6 +  and 5 +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
not rooting +
ascending +  and erect +
3-veined +  and veined +
Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus +
Ceanothus velutinus +
variety +
paniclelike +  and racemelike +
gland-tipped +
rugose +  and smooth +
not crested +  and crested +
unarmed +  and armed +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +