Ceanothus incanus Torr. & A.Gray is a plant in the Rhamnaceae family, order Rosales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Ceanothus incanus Torr. & A.Gray

Ceanothus incanus Torr. & A.Gray

Ceanothus incanus Torr. & A.Gray is an erect thorny evergreen shrub with white flower clusters and lobed fruit capsules.

Family
Genus
Ceanothus
Order
Rosales
Class
Magnoliopsida

About Ceanothus incanus Torr. & A.Gray

This is Ceanothus incanus Torr. & A.Gray, a thorny, erect shrub that can reach a maximum height of 4 meters. Its woody structures are gray, with a waxy and somewhat hairy texture. The evergreen leaves are arranged alternately along the stems. Most leaves are oval, with typically smooth edges, though some have fine tiny teeth. The flower cluster is a panicle-like inflorescence that holds white flowers, growing up to around 7 centimeters in length. The fruit is a rough, lobed capsule roughly half a centimeter long, which holds three seeds.

Photo: (c) James Gaither, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND) · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Rosales Rhamnaceae Ceanothus

More from Rhamnaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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