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

species 2,429 observations

Redstem Ceanothus

Ceanothus sanguineus

Status
native
Traits
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

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124 native animals
supported in the US
  • Caterpillars Moths and butterflies raised on it Pale Swallowtail, California Tortoiseshell, North American Common Gray, Ceanothus Silk Moth 44
  • Hosted animals Gall makers, leaf miners and other animals living on or in it Pacific Flat-Headed Borer 1
  • 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 Hunt's Bumble Bee, Van Dyke's Bumble Bee, Black-tailed Bumble Bee, Yellow-faced Bumble Bee 63

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 Full shade
Moisture
Dry Moist
Water use
High
Plant type
Perennial Shrub

From USDA PLANTS and the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center.

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