Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 98.
Leaves mostly alternate; petiole 1–3 mm; blade oval, elliptic, or oblanceolate, 10–25 (–33) × 5–19 mm. Capsule: valves rugulose to weakly ridged near apex; horns prominent.
Phenology: Flowering Nov–Apr.
Habitat: Rocky slopes, canyons, chaparral.
Elevation: 10–900 m.
Discussion
Variety megacarpus occurs on coastal slopes of mountains from Santa Barbara County south to San Diego County, and at isolated localities on several California Channel Islands.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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pale green +
glabrous +
dehiscing +
obtuse +
not gland-dotted +
oblanceolate;elliptic;oblanceolate;elliptic;oval +
leathery +
not thorn-tipped +
pliable +
absent +
not lobed +
aggregated +
Calif. +
leathery +
bisexual +
loculicidal +
straight +
developed +
erect +
subapical +
absent +
prominent +
rugulose +
0mm;0.5mm +
fascicles +
axillary +
umbel-like +
simple +
not fascicled +
alternate +
denticulate +
thick +
blue;black +
free +
intrastaminal +
absent +
fleshy +
basal +
anatropous +
absent +
not fleshy +
not fleshy +
hooded +
opposite +
white +
absent +
absent +
2-4-carpellate +
N. Amer. Sylv. +
1846 +
absent +
intermediate +
valvate +
white +
distinct +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
longitudinal +
Endemic +
not rooting +
1;4 +
persistent +
absent +
wartlike +
veined +
connate +
Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus +
Ceanothus megacarpus +
variety +
not gland-tipped +
spinulose +
rugulose +
ridged +
evergreen +
woody +