Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus Calflora

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Taxon Report

Ceanothus gloriosus J. T. Howell var. gloriosus

Point reyes ceanothus

Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.3 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~78 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Ceanothus gloriosus
Genus:	Ceanothus
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Habitat: dunes, coastal

Communities: Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub, Closed-cone Pine Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + CNPS + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Ceanothus prostratus var. grandiflorus
PLANTS	Ceanothus rigidus var. grandiflorus

Information about Ceanothus gloriosus var. gloriosus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEGLG3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map CNPS Inventory: 4.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/06/2025).