Rhamnaceae
Littleleaf buckbrush
Ceanothus microphyllus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Ceanothus
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Littleleaf buckbrush
Synonyms
- Ceanothus glaber Dum.Cours.
- Ceanothus hypericoides L'Hér. ex DC.
Flowers
- In flower
- March to April (from 62 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Brandon Corder, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Siddarth Machado, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Jay Horn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Scott Zona, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Ward, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tom Field, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Chloe Lynn, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Tyler Radtke, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Athena Philips, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
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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.