Taxon Details

Ceanothus divergens

Calistoga ceanothus

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Taxon Summary:

Ceanothus divergens, commonly known as Calistoga ceanothus, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Rhamnaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral (rocky, serpentinite, and volcanic), growing at elevations from 170 to 950 meters. Ceanothus divergens is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: Feb-Apr
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Elevation:
170 - 950 meters
560 - 3115 feet
General Habitats:
  • Chaparral (rocky, serpentinite, volcanic)
Microhabitat Details:
Microhabitat:
Notes:
Threatened by habitat alteration and development in The Geysers geothermal area and by fire suppression. Closely related to C. purpureus.
Threats:
Taxonomy:
Threat List Total: 8
Total EOs % of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed: 11 42 %
THREAT LIST:
Improper burning regime 3 11%
Agriculture 3 11%
Development 3 11%
Foot traffic/trampling 2 7%
Other 2 7%
Total Occurrences: 26
Element Occurrence Ranks:
A B C D X U
2 5 3 2 0 14
Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years 16
Recent <=20 Years 10
Presence:
Presumed Extant 26
Possibly Extirpated 0
Presumed Extirpated 0
California Endemic:
California Island:
States: Name (Code)
California (CA)
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Lake (LAK), Napa (NAP), Sonoma (SON)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Calistoga (3812255), Detert Reservoir (3812265), Kenwood (3812245), Mark West Springs (3812256), Mount St. Helena (3812266), Rutherford (3812244), Santa Rosa (3812246), St. Helena (3812254), The Geysers (3812277), Whispering Pines (3812276)
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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