Stats

Lifespan

10-25 yrs

Size

Medium

Diet

Photosynthetic

Biome

Coastal chaparral

Range

North America

Movement

Sessile

Breeding

Seeds

Defense

Armor

Status

Vulnerable

About

This shrub grows on the coastal slopes and mesas of the California Central Coast. Its tiny leaves are covered in sticky resin that helps the plant retain water during droughts.

Life cycle

1. 1.
   seed

   A dormant seed waits for water and warmth before germinating.
2. 2.
   sprout

   A first shoot emerges with cotyledon leaves and a tap root reaching down.
3. 3.
   sapling

   A young plant grows true leaves and a stem or trunk, putting on height each season.
4. 4.
   mature

   Fully grown, flowering or fruiting at adult size.

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Taxonomy

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Rosales

Family

Rhamnaceae

Genus

Ceanothus

Species

Ceanothus impressus