Taxon Report

Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. var. fascicularis (McMinn) Hoov.

Lompoc ceanothus

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Taxon Summary

Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis, commonly known as Lompoc ceanothus, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Rhamnaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral, growing at elevations from 5 to 400 meters. Ceanothus cuneatus var. fascicularis is ranked 4.2, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Ceanothus cuneatus (Hook.) Nutt. var. fascicularis (McMinn) Hoov.
Common Name:	Lompoc ceanothus
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Element Code:	PDRHA04066
USDA Plants Symbol:	CECUF2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Feb-Apr	Feb-Apr
Elevation:	5-400 (15-1310)
General Habitats:	Chaparral
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.2
Global Rank:	G5T4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_CalBG/RSABG; SB_SBBG
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	0
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	0
Good (B)	0
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	0

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Luis Obispo (SLO), Santa Barbara (SBA)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Arroyo Grande NE (3512025), Casmalia (3412075), Guadalupe (3412085), Lompoc (3412064), Lompoc Hills (3412054), Los Alamos (3412063), Morro Bay North (3512047), Morro Bay South (3512037), Nipomo (3512014), Oceano (3512015), Orcutt (3412074), Paso Robles (3512066), Pismo Beach (3512026), Point Sal (3412086), Port San Luis (3512027), San Luis Obispo (3512036), Solvang (3412052), Surf (3412065), Tar Spring Ridge (3512024), Tranquillon Mtn. (3412055), Zaca Creek (3412062)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	0
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	0	0 %

Notes



Threatened by non-native plants. See Ceanothus, p. 250 (1942) by H. McMinn for original description, and Leaflets of Western Botany 10(16):350 (1966) for revised nomenclature.
Threats:

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Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 9 May 2025].