Ceanothus pauciflorus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rosales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Cladus: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Rosids Cladus: Eurosids I Ordo: Rosales

Ceanothus pauciflorus DC., Prodr. [A. P. de Candolle] 2: 33 (1825)

Heterotypic
- Ceanothus australis Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 283 (1909)
- Ceanothus cuneatus A.Gray in J.C.Ives, Rep. Colorado R. 4: 9 (1861), nom. illeg.
- Ceanothus franklinii (S.L.Welsh) S.L.Welsh, Utah Fl., ed. 5: 604 (2015)
- Ceanothus greggii A.Gray, Smithsonian Contr. Knowl. 5(6): 28 (1853)
- Ceanothus greggii subsp. franklinii (S.L.Welsh) Kartesz & Gandhi, Phytologia 78: 11 (1995)
- Ceanothus greggii var. franklinii S.L.Welsh, Rhodora 95: 413 (1993)
- Ceanothus greggii var. lanuginosa M.E.Jones, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 5: 629 (1895)
- Ceanothus greggii var. orbicularis E.H.Kelso, Rhodora 39: 151 (1937)
- Ceanothus greggii var. vestitus (Greene) McMinn, Man. Calif. Shrubs: 312 (1939)
- Ceanothus greggii subsp. vestitus (Greene) Thorne, Aliso 10: 163 (1981)
- Ceanothus lanuginosus (M.E.Jones) Rose, Contr. U.S. Natl. Herb. 12: 284 (1909)
- Ceanothus verrucosus var. greggii (A.Gray) K.Brandegee, Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 2, 4: 208 (1894)
- Ceanothus vestitus Greene, Pittonia 2: 101 (1890)
- Scutia pauciflora G.Don, Gen. Hist. 2: 34 (1832)

Native distribution areas:
Northern America Southwestern U.S.A. Arizona, California, Nevada, Utah South-Central U.S.A. New Mexico, Texas Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

De Candolle, A.P. 1825. Prodromus systematis naturalis regni vegetabilis, sive enumeratio contracta ordinum, generum, specierumque plantarum huc usque cognitarum, juxta methodi naturalis normas digesta. Pars 2: Sistens Calyciflorarum ordines X. 644 pp. Treuttel et Würtz, Parisiis [Paris]. BHL Reference page.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2025. Ceanothus pauciflorus in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2025 Nov. 13. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2025. Ceanothus pauciflorus. Published online. Accessed: 13. Nov. 2025. Reference page.