Ceanothus velutinus var. laevigatus

Torrey & A. Gray

Fl. N. Amer. 1: 686. 1840.

Endemic
Basionym: Ceanothus laevigatus Hooker Fl. Bor.-Amer. 1: 125. 1831
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 84. Mentioned on page 83.

Shrubs, sometimes arborescent, 2–6 m. Leaf blades: abaxial surface glabrous, veins glabrous or sparsely puberulent. Capsules: valves ± rugose. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Mar–Jun.
Habitat: Clearings, open sites, mixed evergreen and conifer forests.
Elevation: 0–1400 m.

Distribution

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B.C., Calif., Oreg., Wash.

Discussion

Variety laevigatus is distributed primarily in coastal mountains from California north to British Columbia and on the west slope of the Cascade Range. Ceanothus velutinus var. hookeri M. C. Johnston, based on C. laevigatus Hooker, is an illegitimate name. Putative hybrids between C. velutinus var. velutinus and C. thyrsiflorus have been named C. ×mendocinensis McMinn.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.