Species Details

Ceanothus confusus

Rincon Ridge ceanothus

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Photo of Ceanothus confusus
© 2012 Jake Ruygt
Photo of Ceanothus confusus
© 2016 John Doyen
Photo of Ceanothus confusus
© 2017 Zoya Akulova
Scientific Name:
Ceanothus confusus J.T. Howell
Common Name:
Rincon Ridge ceanothus
Family: Rhamnaceae
Element Code: PDRHA04220
USDA Plants Symbol: CECO6
Synonyms/Other Names:
Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Feb-Jun
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Elevation:
75 - 1065 meters
245 - 3495 feet
General Habitats:
  • Closed-cone coniferous forest
  • Chaparral
  • Cismontane woodland
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
  • Serpentine (sometimes)
  • Volcanic (sometimes)
Notes:
Closely related to C. prostratus. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2:160-162 (1939) for original description.
Threats:
Threatened by development. 
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 9
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 12 36 %
THREAT LIST:
Development 8 24%
Road/trail construction/maint. 8 24%
Agriculture 4 12%
ORV activity 3 9%
Other 1 3%
Total Occurrences: 33
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
1 2 5 0 1 24
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 24
Recent <=20 Years 9
Presence:
Presumed Extant 32
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 1
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lake (LAK), Mendocino (MEN), Napa (NAP), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bartlett Mtn. (3912227), Calistoga (3812255)?*, Camp Meeker (3812248), Cloverdale (3812371), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Geyserville (3812268), Guerneville (3812258), Kenwood (3812245), Mark West Springs (3812256), Mount St. Helena (3812266), Purdys Gardens (3912311), Rutherford (3812244), Santa Rosa (3812246), Sebastopol (3812247)*, Sonoma (3812234), St. Helena (3812254), The Geysers (3812277), Whispering Pines (3812276), Yorkville (3812382)
Notes:
Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
* Presumed extirpated
(?) Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.
Presumed Extant
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