Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus Calflora

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Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. var. cuneatus

Buck brush, Buckbrush

Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


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

Ultramafic affinity: 1.5 - weak indicator

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Ceanothus cuneatus var. dubius
JEF + PLANTS	Ceanothus cuneatus var. submontanus
OTHER	Ceanothus ramulosus var. ramulosus
PLANTS	Ceanothus ramulosus

Information about Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CECUC3) 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 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: 03/30/2025).