Ceanothus jepsonii var. jepsonii
IllustratedEndemic
Stems erect to ascending. Flowers: sepals and petals usually pale blue to lavender, rarely pink or white. Capsules globose. 2n = 24.
Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Rocky serpentine slopes and ridges, chaparral.
Elevation: 200–800 m.
Discussion
Variety jepsonii occurs in the outer North Coast Ranges of California, from Mendocino County south to Marin County. Plants in one population from Marin County with five sepals and petals have been called Ceanothus decornutus V. T. Parker.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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glabrous +
pale green +
glabrous +
dehiscing +
rounded +
folded +
not gland-dotted +
elliptic;more or less oblong +
leathery +
not thorn-tipped +
rigid +
absent +
globose +
aggregated +
Calif. +
leathery +
bisexual +
loculicidal +
erect +
subapical +
prominent +
rugose +
thick +
0mm;0.5mm +
Present +
fascicles +
umbel-like +
simple +
not fascicled +
opposite +
deflexed +
spinose-dentate +
revolute +
thick +
blue +
free +
intrastaminal +
absent +
fleshy +
basal +
anatropous +
absent +
not fleshy +
not fleshy +
hooded +
opposite +
absent +
absent +
2-4-carpellate +
Man. Bot. San Francisco, +
1894 +
absent +
intermediate +
valvate +
distinct +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
longitudinal +
not rooting +
1;4 +
persistent +
absent +
wartlike +
veined +
connate +
Ceanothus jepsonii var. jepsonii +
Ceanothus jepsonii +
variety +
not gland-tipped +
spinulose +
rugose +
evergreen +
woody +