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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. Littleleaf Ceanothus

species 928 observations

Littleleaf Ceanothus

Ceanothus parvifolius

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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115 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Ceanothus Stem Gall Moth, California Tortoiseshell, Pacuvius Duskywing, Pale Swallowtail 40
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Pacific Flat-Headed Borer, Dicerca hornii, Ceanothus Bud Gall Midge 3
  • Plant eaters Animals that feed on it Margined Calligrapher, White-bowed Smoothwing, Common Grass Skimmer, Western Yellowjacket 16
  • Flower visitors Pollinators and other flower visitors Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee, Fuzzy-Horned Bumble Bee, Echo Azure 56

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
Moisture
Moist
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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