Ceanothus bolensis
| Ceanothus bolensis | |
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| Growing on the north slope of Cerro Bola | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Rosids |
| Order: | Rosales |
| Family: | Rhamnaceae |
| Genus: | Ceanothus |
| Species: | C. bolensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Ceanothus bolensis S. Boyd and J. Keeley (2002)
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Ceanothus bolensis, the Cerro Bola ceanothus, is a rare species of Ceanothus endemic to extreme northwestern Baja California. It is named after Cerro Bola, a metavolcanic peak where the species is especially common and was first described from.
Description
[edit]Ceanothus bolensis is a shrub growing approximately 1-1.5m in height and lacking a basal burl. It has small, smooth and hairless, yellowish-green leaves and is not deciduous. Flowers are pale blue to cream white. It is most similar visually to the nearby Ceanothus otayensis found further north, with which it does not overlap in range.[1]
Distribution and habitat
[edit]Ceanothus bolensis is extremely range restricted and was originally described as being endemic to the mid-to-high elevations of Cerro Bola peak, but is now known from a handful of other mountains in northwestern Baja California between Ensenada and Tijuana.[2] It occurs at elevations higher than approximately 500m, where it grows in chaparral habitat on metavolcanic soils.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Boyd, Steve, and Jon E. Keeley. "A new Ceanothus (Rhamnaceae) species from northern Baja California, Mexico." Madroño (2002): 289-294. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/41425479.pdf
- ^ "Occurrence Detail 4994418399". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2025-02-03.