Rhamnaceae
Jersey tea
Ceanothus herbaceus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Ceanothus
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Common names
By language (2)
- English
- Jersey tea
- French
- Céanothe à feuilles étroites
Synonyms
- Ceanothus americanus var. herbaceus (Raf.) Torr. & A.Gray
- Ceanothus baumannianus Spach
- Ceanothus fontanesianus Spach
- Ceanothus glandulosus Raf.
- Ceanothus grandiflorus hort. ex Dippel
- Ceanothus herbaceus var. pubescens (S.Watson) Shinners
- Ceanothus intermedius Hook.
- Ceanothus ovalis Bigelow
- Ceanothus ovatus Desf.
- Ceanothus ovatus hort. ex Lindl.
- Ceanothus ovatus f. pubescens (S.Watson) Soper
- Ceanothus ovatus var. pubescens S.Watson
- Ceanothus pubescens (S.Watson) Rydb. ex Small
Flowers
- In flower
- March to June (from 792 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Reid Hardin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: jyoung2399, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tyler Cannon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alison Northup, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Casey Harless, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Jacob Malcom, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Erica Barkley, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Joshua Mayer, CC BY-SA 2.0, 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.