Ceanothus parryi |
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ladybush, Parry ceanothus, Parry's ceanothus |
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Habit | Shrubs, evergreen, 2–6 m. Stems erect or ascending, not rooting at nodes; branchlets grayish green to brown, not thorn-tipped, usually round, sometimes ± angled, in cross section, flexible, lanate to woolly, glabrescent. |
Leaves | petiole 1–8 mm; blade flat to slightly cupped, oblong or ± elliptic, 12–50 × 6–20 mm, base obtuse to rounded, margins entire or obscurely glandular-denticulate, narrowly revolute, glands 21–36, apex obtuse, abaxial surface green, cobwebby, soon glabrescent, adaxial surface dark green, shiny, villosulous, glabrescent; usually 3-veined from base, rarely pinnately veined. |
Inflorescences | axillary or terminal, paniclelike, 5–15 cm. |
Flowers | sepals, petals, and nectary deep blue. |
Capsules | 2.5–4 mm wide, lobed; valves smooth, not or weakly crested. |
2n | = 24. |
Ceanothus parryi |
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Phenology | Flowering Apr–May. |
Habitat | Rocky soils, open sites, flats, mixed evergreen and redwood forests. |
Elevation | 30–800 m. (100–2600 ft.) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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Discussion | Ceanothus parryi occurs in the outer coast ranges of Oregon (Benton and Lane counties) and from Humboldt County south to Napa County in California; it is reported to hybridize with C. foliosus, C. incanus, and C. thyrsiflorus (H. McMinn 1944). The deep blue sepals and petals, cobwebby indumentum on young leaves, and narrowly revolute leaf margins are diagnostic. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 12, p. 90. |
Parent taxa | Rhamnaceae > Ceanothus > subg. Ceanothus |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Trelease: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 1: 109. (1888) |
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