• Edward Lee Greene named it as Ceanothus vestitus, but recent taxonomic analysis finds that C. vestitus does not have enough morphological evidence to warrant a separate taxon from C. pauciflorus. (wikipedia.org)
  • vestitus is now C. vestitus with C. greggii considered as restricted to Mexico. (berkeley.edu)
  • The photographer's identification Ceanothus vestitus has not been reviewed. (berkeley.edu)
  • It was named by Asa Gray of Harvard University in 1853 as Ceanothus greggii in honor of its collector, Josiah Gregg, who found the plant in 1847 at the site of the Battle of Buena Vista in the Mexican state of Coahuila during the Mexican-American War. (wikipedia.org)
  • However, it is replaced in a portion of its range in California and Baja California with a close relative, Ceanothus perplexans. (wikipedia.org)
  • This species is a member of the Ceanothus subgenus Cerastes. (wikipedia.org)
  • Data layers of current and projected suitable habitat for five species: big-eared woodrat (Neotoma macrotis), California gnatcatcher, Ceanothus greggii, Ceanothus verrucosus, and Tecate cypress in the South Coast Ecoregion in California, USA. (calcommons.org)
  • Many species of Ceanothus have been cultivated as ornamentals, most commonly known as wild-lilac or mountain-lilac. (asu.edu)
  • Ceanothus species are relatively hard to burn and respond well to light overhead watering once every two weeks. (laspilitas.com)
  • Ceanothus is a group of fast-growing, evergreen shrubs that vary from groundcovers to small trees, many of which are native to California. (savingwaterpartnership.org)
  • Ceanothus pauciflorus is a many-branched shrub with woody parts that are gray in color and somewhat woolly. (wikipedia.org)
  • Because Ceanothus pauciflorus was the first description of the plant, subsequent descriptions were reduced to synonyms. (wikipedia.org)
  • Ceanothus is prized as a honey plant, and is used medicinally and ceremonially by many native American tribes (Moerman 1998). (asu.edu)
  • Ceanothus Frosty Dawn is a host plant for the Western Tussock Moth Caterpillar , Hedgerow Hairstreak , California Common Ringlet , and the Pale Tiger Swallowtail . (californiagardens.com)
  • Colors of the flowers change with age, usually going from darker to lighter, i.e., bluer to whiter, in ceanothus. (tchester.org)
  • Ceanothus Frosty Dawn produces its pale blue flowers a little later than many of the other Ceanothus, for us that is in the early-mid spring, where many Ceanothus are almost done blooming by then. (californiagardens.com)
  • Ceanothus Frosty Dawn is an early season nectar souce for the Spring Azure and Monarch Butterfly . (californiagardens.com)
  • Ceanothus Frosty Dawn is the more tidy selection of the prostrate California Lilac's I have seen. (californiagardens.com)