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Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus

not marked as a favorite taxon Ceanothus Linnaeus. Common name: Redroot, New Jersey Tea, Ceanothus.

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A genus of about 58 species, shrubs, mostly in California.

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References: Brizicky (1964a); Coile (1988a); Fross & Wilken (2006); Medan & Schirarend In Kubitzki et al. (2004); Schmidt & Wilken (2016) In Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Show full citations.

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image #1 of Ceanothus© Alan Weakley | Ceanothus americanus var. americanus source
image #2 of Ceanothus© Jay Horn | Ceanothus microphyllus source | Original Image ⭷
image #3 of Ceanothus© Alan Cressler: Ceanothus microphyllus, Apalachicola National Forest, Liberty County, Florida 1 by Alan Cressler | Ceanothus microphyllus source | Original Image ⭷
image #4 of Ceanothus© Jay Horn | Ceanothus microphyllus source | Original Image ⭷
image #5 of Ceanothus© Scott Allen Davis, some rights reserved (CC BY), uploaded by Scott Allen Davis | Ceanothus microphyllus source CC-BY | Original Image ⭷

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