Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus

Ceanothus pumilus Greene

First published in Erythea 1: 149 (1893)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is SW. Oregon to N. California. It is a subshrub and grows primarily in the temperate biome.

Distribution

Native to:

California, Oregon

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Burge, D.O., Zhukovsky, K. & Wilken, D.H. (2015). A taxonomic conspectus of Ceanothus subgenus Cerastes (Rhamnaceae). Systematic Botany 40: 950-961.
  • Flora of North America Editorial Committee (2016). Flora of North America North of Mexico 12: 1-603. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (1999). World Checklist of Seed Plants 3(1, 2a & 2b): 1-1532. MIM, Deurne. [Cited as Ceanothus prostratus subsp. pumilus.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Burge, D.O., Zhukovsky, K. & Wilken, D.H. (2015). A taxonomic conspectus of Ceanothus subgenus Cerastes (Rhamnaceae). Systematic Botany 40: 950-961.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2026. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0