Fendler's ceanothus Rhamnaceae Ceanothus fendleri

Leaf:Alternate, simple, evergreen, ovate to elliptical in shape, about 1 inch long, 3-veined with rounded bases, entire margins, and acute to obtuse tips, dark green above, paler gray-green and glabrous or slightly pubescent, especially along veins below.
Flower:Small, white to pink, fragrant, displayed in a dense panicle-like inflorescence 1 to 2 inches across, appearing in the spring and early summer.
Fruit:Red to pink 3-lobed capsule, 1/6 inch across, rough in texture, and slightly sticky when young.
Twig:Rigid and thorny at the tip, terminal branchlets are thin and divergent; pubescent, gray-green when young, red-brown when mature.
Bark:Smooth, older bark is whitish with yellow-green spiny branchlets.
Form:A spiny shrub to 6 feet with an intricate branching pattern.

leaf flower fruit twig bark form map

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