General: Mojave Ceanothus (Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus) is an upright, spreading shrub that grows to about chest high and has small, oval, evergreen leaves.

Mojave Ceanothus locally common component of vegetation communities on well-drained sandy, gravelly, and rocky soils along washes, on bajadas, and on moderate slopes into the lower mountains in the Upper Sonoran (Mojave Desert Scrub and Pinyon-Juniper Woodland) life zone.

Family: Buckthorn (Rhamnaceae).

Other Names: Cup-leaf Ceanothus. The species name is Desert Ceanothus, while the variety name is Mojave Ceanothus.

Plant Form: Upright, spreading shrub.

Height: To about 5 feet.

Bark: White.

Stems: Many branches.

Leaves: Simple, opposite, evergreen, 1-ribbed from base. Blade 1/4 inch (to 1/2 inch); oval, entire to slightly toothed, upper surface gray-green. Blade not flat, somewhat cupped.

Flowers: Blooms late spring to early summer. Inflorescence: raceme-like, less than 1-inch long. Flowers: white.

Seeds: Fruit: capsule.

Habitat: Dry, well-drained sandy, gravelly, and rocky soils on upper bajadas and moderate slopes in the lower mountains.

Elevation: To about 7,500 feet.

Distribution: California to Utah and Arizona.

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