Ceanothus sanguineus

Redstem ceanothus

Family: Rhamnaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Redstem ceanothus is a California native shrub found in the Klamath Ranges in mixed conifer forest and canyon habitats at elevations of 700 to 1,700 meters. Flowering from April to June, this plant produces white flowers in panicle-like clusters 3 to 8 centimeters long. Growing with ascending to erect stems 3 meters tall, the shrub has flexible twigs ranging from green to red-brown and an open growth habit. Its alternate leaves are ovate to widely elliptic, 25 to 95 millimeters long, with green upper surfaces, pale undersides, and margins featuring 30 to 80 tiny glandular-serrate teeth. The brown, sticky fruit is 3 to 4.5 millimeters wide with subtle ridges near the tip.

Habitat: Flats, canyon, mixed conifer forest

Bloom period: Apr-Jun

Elevation: 700-1700 m

Bioregions: KR

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