Ceanothus jepsonii var. albiflorus

J. T. Howell

Leafl. W. Bot. 3: 231. 1943.

Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 12. Treatment on page 107. Mentioned on page 106.

Stems erect. Flowers: sepals and petals white. Capsules ± oblong. 2n = 24.


Phenology: Flowering Feb–Apr.
Habitat: Rocky serpentine slopes and ridges, chaparral.
Elevation: 300–1000 m.

Discussion

Variety albiflorus occurs in the inner North Coast Ranges from Glenn County south to Napa County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.

"thick" is not a number.

green +  and pale yellowish +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
acute +  and rounded +
Clifford L. Schmidt† +  and Dieter H. Wilken +
J. T. Howell +
rounded +
Ceanothus sect. Cerastes +
3-veined +  and veined +
not gland-dotted +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
3[-5]-veined +  and pinnate +
spinulose +, spinose +, serrate +  and entire +
denticulate +, dentate +, crenulate +, crenate +  and serrulate +
elliptic;more or less oblong +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
not thorn-tipped +
glabrescent +  and puberulent +
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (0.7 cm7 mm <br />0.007 m <br />) +
300–1000 m. +
Rocky serpentine slopes and ridges, chaparral. +
subapical +
free +  and adnate +
shallowly cupulate +  and hemispheric +
terminal +  and axillary +
unisexual +  and bisexual +
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br />) +
deciduous +  and persistent +
intrastaminal +
superior +  and inferior +
not fleshy +
perigynous +  and epigynous +
adnate +  and distinct +
clawed +, obovate +  and spatulate +
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (0.2 cm2 mm <br />0.002 m <br />) +
Flowering Feb–Apr. +
2-4-carpellate +
Leafl. W. Bot. +
intermediate +
distinct +
spreading +  and incurved +
6 +  and 5 +
keeled;lanceolate;deltate +
not rooting +
Ceanothus jepsonii var. albiflorus +
Ceanothus jepsonii +
variety +
paniclelike +  and racemelike +
not gland-tipped +
unarmed +  and armed +
polygamous +, dioecious +  and synoecious +