Ceanothus herbaceus Raf.
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Authority
Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.
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Family
Rhamnaceae
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Scientific Name
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Description
Species Description - Bushy shrub to 1 m; lvs typically oblong to elliptic, varying to lance-oblong or oblanceolate-oblong, 2–6 × 1–2 cm, obtuse or subacute, the lateral nerves never naked and often arising unevenly 1–3 mm above the base of the lf; panicles several to many, terminating the leafy branches of the season, on peduncles rarely to 5 cm, hemispheric to short-ovoid, the component umbels closely set; fr 4–5 mm. Sandy or rocky soil, prairies, and plains; a few stations in Vt., N.Y., and Que.; Mich. to Minn. and e. Mont., s. to nw. Ind., Ark., and Tex. May, June. (C. ovatus; C. pubescens)
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Common Names
prairie redroot