Life … Plants Vascular Plants Dicots Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies Buckthorn Family California-lilacs Bigpod Ceanothus Ceanothus megacarpus megacarpus variety Ceanothus megacarpus megacarpus Ceanothus megacarpus megacarpus Key traits Layer Shrubs Plant type Perennial Shrub From USDA PLANTS. Close