| Family | Scientific Name | Common Name | Habitat | Distribution | Image |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rhamnaceae | Ceanothus americanus var. americanus | Common New Jersey Tea, Northeastern Ceanothus | Woodland borders, dry woodlands, gladelike openings, dry ridge forests and woodlands (pine or oak) in the Mountains. | ME west to WI, south to FL Panhandle and AL. |  |
| Rhamnaceae | Ceanothus americanus var. intermedius | Southeastern New Jersey Tea, Southeastern Ceanothus | Longleaf pine sandhills, dry sandy woodlands and forests, rocky openings around granitic or quartzitic rocks in the Piedmont. | NJ (or possibly MA) south to c. peninsular FL, west to LA, mostly on the Coastal Plain, but disjunct inland to sandy soils around outcrops of siliceous rocks. |  |
| Rhamnaceae | Ceanothus americanus var. pitcheri | Hairy New Jersey Tea, Midwestern Ceanothus | Prairies, woodland margins. | IN west to IA and NE, south to nw. GA and e. and c. TX. |  |