Rhamnaceae
Coast whitethorn
Ceanothus incanus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Ceanothus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 白刺美洲茶
- English
- Coast whitethorn
Synonyms
- Ceanothus incanus f. spinossimus F.K.Klein
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 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.