Rhamnaceae
Chaparral whitethorn
Ceanothus leucodermis
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Ceanothus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 白皮美洲茶
- English
- Chaparral whitethorn
Synonyms
- Ceanothus divaricatus Bol.
- Ceanothus divaricatus var. eglandulosus Torr.
- Ceanothus divaricatus var. grosseserratus Torr.
- Ceanothus divaricatus var. laetiflorus Jeps.
- Ceanothus eglandulosus (Torr.) Trel.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: S. Rae from Scotland, UK, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: sabrina mat, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
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Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: Curtis Brubaker, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: maxseesaplant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: maxseesaplant, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons Photo: John Searles, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Pl@ntNet via GBIF
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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.