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Mojave ceanothus
Ceanothus pauciflorus
25 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
BuckbrushCeanothus cuneatus
Cupped Leaf CeanothusCeanothus perplexans
Fendler's ceanothusCeanothus fendleri
lotebushCondaliopsis obtusifolia
Ceanothus buxifolius
hoaryleaf ceanothusCeanothus crassifolius
chaparral whitethornCeanothus leucodermis
Wart-stemmed CeanothusCeanothus verrucosus
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 1,484 |
|---|---|
| Arizona | 995 |
| California | 460 |
| Nevada | 184 |
| Texas | 161 |
| New Mexico | 152 |
| Utah | 54 |
| Mexico | 49 |
| Coahuila de Zaragoza | 24 |
| Oaxaca | 7 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Group and habits
- Restoration or landscaping useListed as being used for restoration, landscaping, ornamental planting, erosion control, soil improvement, shade, windbreaks, pollution indicators, or wastewater purification.Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species
Classification
| Kingdom | Plants · Plantae |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Vascular Plants · Tracheophyta |
| Class | Dicots · Magnoliopsida |
| Order | Roses, Elms, Figs, and Allies · Rosales |
| Family | buckthorn family · Rhamnaceae |
| Genus | Ceanothus · Ceanothus |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- Traits: Kew World Checklist of Useful Plant Species (CC BY 4.0)
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Mojave ceanothus with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.