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  3. Vascular Plants
  4. Dicots
  5. Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies
  6. Buckthorn Family
  7. California-lilacs
  8. Ceanothus Subg. Ceanothus
  9. Deerbrush Ceanothus

species 7,046 observations

Deerbrush Ceanothus

Ceanothus integerrimus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Supports All

143 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Brown Elfin, Pale Swallowtail, Ceanothus Stem Gall Moth, Xenolechia ceanothiella 48
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Dicerca hornii, Acmaeodera vandykei, Acmaeodera amplicollis, Acmaeodera angelica 6
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Acmaeodera mariposa, White-bowed Smoothwing, California Lilac Aphid, Corythucha obliqua 18
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Juniper Hairstreak 71

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 Part shade
Water use
Low
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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