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species 14,854 observations

Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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144 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it California Tortoiseshell, Western Sheep Moth, Pale Swallowtail, Brown Elfin 48
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Dicerca hornii, Acmaeodera amplicollis, Acmaeodera angelica, Acmaeodera prorsa 6
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Great Golden Digger Wasp, White-bowed Smoothwing, Merriam's Chipmunk, Black-footed Drone Fly 26
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Aeolothrips kuwanaii, Echo Azure, W-labrum Miner 64

Children

  • Lompoc Ceanothus
  • Monterey Ceanothus
  • Buckbrush Ceanothus

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Key traits

Layer
Shrubs
Light
Full sun
Water use
Medium
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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