Ceanothus integerrimus var. integerrimus

Deer brush

Family: Rhamnaceae · Type: tree · Native

Deer brush is a California native tree found in the Santa Cruz Mountains in mixed conifer forest at elevations around 600 meters. Flowering from May to July, this plant produces white flowers in delicate clusters. Growing with multiple stems reaching up to several meters tall, it develops a complex branching structure. Its leaves are thin and elliptical, with a single prominent rib running from the base, typically 3 to 6 centimeters long. The tree creates dense, multi-stemmed thickets characteristic of its chaparral and forest edge habitats.

Habitat: Mixed conifer forest

Bloom period: May-Jul

Elevation: +- 600 m.

Bioregions: sw SnFrB (Santa Cruz Mtns).

California counties: Shasta, Siskiyou, Riverside, Los Angeles, Tulare, Humboldt, Santa Cruz

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.