Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus) Login         


        Description



Opposite leaves are short, thick and rounded. Twigs point directly away from the stem.



Flowers, in five parts, are cream color. The green dots at the base of the pistil are nectaries - a sugar bonus for pollinators.



Aromatic flowers cluster in tight balls close to the stem.

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Buckbrush leaves are about 1 inch long, with a short stalk and oval shape. The scientific name [i]cuneatus[/i] is Latin for "wedge-shaped", describ ...

Short stubby branches point almost directly away from the stem. Chaparral Pea has this characteristic too, but Chaparral Pea twigs have pointed tho ...

Corky [[stipules]] grow at stem [[nodes]]. They're soft enough to sink your fingernail into - a good ID character for this plant.

Flowers connect to the twig on 1/2" stalks, forming a spherical [[umbel]].

Flowers are strongly aromatic and attract bees and other insects.