Data provided by the participants of the Consortium of California Herbaria

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Buckbrush (Ceanothus cuneatus var. cuneatus) is a native shrub that grows in northern, southern and central California. It tends to grow in dry fans, slopes and ridges, at elevations from 0-5900 feet.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

10 ft Tall

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Color

White

Flowering season

Winter, Spring

Special uses

Bank stabilization, Hedge

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low, Very Low

Sunset Zones

7*, 8*, 9*, 14*, 15*, 16*, 17, 18*, 19*, 20*, 21*, 22*, 23*, 24*

Site type

Dry fans, slopes, ridges,

Plant communities

Chaparral

Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 95 likely

Confirmed Likely

Acanthopteroctetes unifascia

Sallow Button

Acleris hastiana

Cottonwood Dagger Moth

Acronicta lepusculina

Acronicta perdita