Taxon Report

Ceanothus gloriosus J. Howell var. exaltatus J. Howell

glory brush

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Taxon Summary

Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus, commonly known as glory brush, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Rhamnaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral, growing at elevations from 30 to 610 meters. Ceanothus gloriosus var. exaltatus is ranked 4.3, Plants of Limited Distribution, A Watch List; Not very threatened in California.

Classification


Scientific Name:	Ceanothus gloriosus J. Howell var. exaltatus J. Howell
Common Name:	glory brush
Family:	Rhamnaceae
Element Code:	PDRHA040F4
USDA Plants Symbol:	CEGLE
Synonyms/Other Names:

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Mar-Jun(Aug)	Mar-Jun(Aug)
Elevation:	30-610 (100-2000)
General Habitats:	Chaparral
Microhabitat:
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	4.3
Global Rank:	G4T4
State Rank:	S4
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
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)
Humboldt (HUM), Marin (MRN), Mendocino (MEN), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Bear Harbor (3912388), Bolinas (3712286), Briceland (4012318), Burbeck (3912344), Cahto Peak (3912365), Camp Meeker (3812248), Cazadero (3812351), Comptche (3912335), Duncans Mills (3812341), Elk (3912326), Fort Bragg (3912347), Greenough Ridge (3912334), Gualala (3812375), Hales Grove (3912377), Inverness (3812217), Kenwood (3812245), Leggett (3912376), Lincoln Ridge (3912366), Longvale (3912354), Mallo Pass Creek (3912316), Mathison Peak (3912336), Mendocino (3912337), Northspur (3912345), Noyo Hill (3912346), Philo (3912314), Plantation (3812353), Point Arena (3812386), Point Reyes NE (3812227), San Rafael (3712285), Saunders Reef (3812376), Sebastopol (3812247), Shelter Cove (4012411), Tombs Creek (3812362), Westport (3912367), Willits (3912343)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


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

Notes



Threatened by habitat disturbance. See Leaflets of Western Botany 2:44 (1937) for original description.
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 5 February 2025].