Ceanothus impressus

Ceanothus impressus
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Rosids
Order:	Rosales
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Genus:	Ceanothus
Species:	C. impressus
Binomial name
	Ceanothus impressus; Trel.

Ceanothus impressus is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae known by the common name Santa Barbara ceanothus.^[1]^[2] It is endemic to the Central Coast of California, where it is known from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties.^[3] It occurs in chaparral habitat.^[1]

This is an upright shrub with a dense or open form, reaching up to 3 meters in height. The evergreen leaves are about 2 centimeters long and oval shaped, highly ridged and wrinkled and curling under along the edges. They may be gland-dotted and have grayish hairy undersides. The shrub flowers abundantly in inflorescences of small blue flowers. The fruit is a crested spherical capsule about 4 millimeters wide.^[3]^[4]

There are two varieties:^[3]

C. impressus var. impressus – generally more compact with intricate branching and cupped leaves
C. impressus var. nipomensis (Nipomo ceanothus) – a rare variety, more open in shape, known only from a region of San Luis Obispo County

Gallery[]

Ceanothus impressus
var. nipomensis

References[]

^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Ceanothus impressus. CalFlora.
^ Ceanothus impressus. USDA PLANTS.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ceanothus impressus. Flora of North America.
^ Ceanothus impressus. Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium, University of California.

External links[]

Ceanothus impressus. CalPhotos.

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[cal-1] Jump up to: ^a ^b Ceanothus impressus. CalFlora.

[usda-2] Ceanothus impressus. USDA PLANTS.

[fna-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b ^c Ceanothus impressus. Flora of North America.

[jeps-4] Ceanothus impressus. Jepson eFlora. Jepson Herbarium, University of California.

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