Ceanothus velutinus, June 14, 2022
Common & scientific name
Snowbrush, Ceanothus velutinus
Family
Buckthorn, Rhamnaceae
Location
Difficult, 8,100’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
A native evergreen shrub growing 2-9 feet tall with shiny, sticky leaves, its fruit is a capsule a few millimeters long which snaps open explosively to expel the three seeds onto the soil, where they may remain buried for well over 200 years before sprouting