Ceanothus thyrsiflorus

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Rosids
Order: Rosales
Family: Rhamnaceae
Genus: Ceanothus
Species:
C. thyrsiflorus
Binomial name
Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Natural range of Ceanothus thyrsiflorus
Synonyms
  • Ceanothus elegans Lem.[1]
  • Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. chandleri Jeps.
  • Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. repens McMinn
  • Ceanothus thyrsiflorus var. thyrsiflorus
  • Forrestia thyrsoides Raf.

Ceanothus thyrsiflorus, known as blueblossom or blue blossom ceanothus, is an evergreen shrub in the buckthorn family Rhamnaceae that is endemic to Oregon and California in the US. The term 'Californian lilac' is also applied to this and other varieties of ceanothus, though it is not closely related to Syringa, the true lilac.

  1. ^ Lem. Ill. Hort. 7: t. 268 1860