Rhamnaceae

Snowbrush ceanothus

Ceanothus velutinus Douglas

Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ceanothus

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Snowbrush ceanothus (Ceanothus velutinus) — FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (2)

English: Snowbrush ceanothus
Finnish: Pilvituoksio

Synonyms

Ceanothus grandis Douglas ex Hook.
Ceanothus velutinus var. velutinus

Flowers

In flower: May to July (from 813 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Flower colour: white (USDA PLANTS Database)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub, Tree
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: user12, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: James H. Thomas, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Peter Abrahamsen, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Tom Erler, CC0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Walter Siegmund, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Justin, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Matt Lavin, CC BY-SA 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Matt Lavin, 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.