Ceanothus megacarpus

Taxobox
name = "Ceanothus megacarpus"


image_width = 260px
image_caption = fruits
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Rosales
familia = Rhamnaceae
genus = "Ceanothus"
genus_authority = L.
species = "C. megacarpus"
binomial = "Ceanothus megacarpus"
binomial_authority = Nutt.

"Ceanothus megacarpus" is a species of flowering shrub known by the common name bigpod ceanothus. This "Ceanothus" is endemic to California, where its distribution extends along the Central Coast and includes the Channel Islands. This shrub may exceed 3 meters in height and is covered in thick oval to nearly rectangular evergreen leaves. The inflorescences are small and sparse and are filled with small white to pale lavender flowers with dark centers. The fruit is a bumpy spherical red-green capsule about a centimeter wide. The inside of the capsule is divided into 3 valves, each valve holding a seed. The capsule dehisces neatly in two at the central band to release the seeds.

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?6586,6589,6627 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=CEME USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Ceanothus+megacarpus Photo gallery]