Ceanothus jepsonii Calflora

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Ceanothus jepsonii Greene

Jepson ceanothus, Musk brush

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


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

Ultramafic affinity: 6 - strict endemic

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF	Ceanothus jepsonii var. albiflorus
JEF	Ceanothus jepsonii var. jepsonii

Information about Ceanothus jepsonii from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (CEJE) 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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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: 03/28/2025).