Rhamnaceae
Blueblossom
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
- Family
- Rhamnaceae
- Genus
- Ceanothus
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Common names
By language (2)
- Chinese
- 聚花美洲茶
- English
- Blueblossom, Blue blossom ceanothus
Synonyms
- Ceanothus elegans Lem.
- Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. chandleri Jeps.
- Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens McMinn
- Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus
- Forrestia thyrsoides Raf.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
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Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY 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: A. Barra, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Scott Loarie, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Miguel Vieira, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, 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.