Ceanothus prostratus var. prostratus
Common names: Mahala mat
IllustratedEndemic
Synonyms: Ceanothus prostratus var. laxus Jepson
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 104.
Shrubs, 0.1–0.2 m, matlike. Stems prostrate, with short erect shoots. Leaf-blades flat, margins not wavy, teeth usually 3–5 (–7). Capsule horns erect, rugose.
Phenology: Flowering Apr–Jun.
Habitat: Sandy or gravelly soils, open flats, gentle slopes, conifer forests.
Elevation: 400–2700 m.
Distribution
Calif., Idaho, Nev., Oreg., Wash.
Discussion
Variety prostratus often forms mats one to two and half meters wide.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
"thick" is not a number.
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pale green +
glabrous +
dark green +
glabrate +
dehiscing +
rounded +
cuneate +
not gland-dotted +
elliptic;obovate +
leathery +
not thorn-tipped +
pliable +
absent +
rugose +
lobed +
Mahala mat +
aggregated +
leathery +
bisexual +
loculicidal +
subapical +
prominent +
0mm;0.5mm +
Present +
fascicles +
axillary +
umbel-like +
simple +
not fascicled +
crowded +
usually longer +
dentate +
not wavy +
dentate to spinose-dentate +
not revolute +
thick +
pale;deep blue or purplish blue +
free +
intrastaminal +
absent +
fleshy +
basal +
anatropous +
absent +
not fleshy +
not fleshy +
hooded +
opposite +
absent +
absent +
2-4-carpellate +
Pl. Hartw., +
1849 +
absent +
intermediate +
valvate +
distinct +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
erect +
longitudinal +
rooting +
prostrate +
1;4 +
persistent +
absent +
wartlike +
veined +
connate +
Ceanothus prostratus var. prostratus +
Ceanothus prostratus +
variety +
not gland-tipped +
spinulose +
strigillose +
evergreen +
moundlike +
woody +