Rhamnaceae

Carmel ceanothus

Ceanothus griseus (Trel. ex B.L.Rob.) McMinn

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ceanothus

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Carmel ceanothus: *Photo of Ceanothus griseus var. griseus at the Regional Parks Botanic Garden , Berkeley, California — Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)

Chinese: 灰叶美洲茶
English: Carmel ceanothus

Synonyms

Ceanothus griseus var. griseus
Ceanothus griseus var. horizontalis McMinn
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. griseus Trel.

Flowers

In flower: February to May (from 99 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Photo: Consultaplantas, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.