Snowbrush ceanothus

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Ceanothus velutinus, with the common names snowbrush ceanothus, red root, tobacco brush, and sticky laurel, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado.

• It belongs to the Rhamnaceae family. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS describes it as a shrub / a tree with a perennial life cycle. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists it as native in the lower 48 states and records it in 10 states. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• NatureServe lists it as native to Oregon, Idaho, Wyoming and Nevada. ^NatureServe
• In Oregon, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in May–August. ^iNaturalist
• In Idaho, most iNaturalist sightings of it in flower come in June–July. ^iNaturalist
• USDA PLANTS lists its flower color as white. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS gives its bloom period as early summer. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• USDA PLANTS lists a mature height of about 10 ft. ^{USDA PLANTS}
• iNaturalist has 1,943 research-grade sightings of it in Oregon, ranking #90 among the 110 flowers on our Oregon list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 667 research-grade sightings of it in Idaho, ranking #39 among the 109 flowers on our Idaho list. ^iNaturalist
• iNaturalist has 570 research-grade sightings of it in Wyoming, ranking #46 among the 107 flowers on our Wyoming list. ^iNaturalist