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Fendler Ceanothus
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Fendler Ceanothus

Ceanothus fendleri
In the United States: Native · also called Fendler's buckbrush, buckbrush

Evergreen thorny shrub producing clusters of small white flowers that supply nectar and pollen to bees during peak bloom in early to mid-summer. Adapted to dry rocky soils in montane pine forests and woodlands; nitrogen-fixing and valuable for pollinators.

Nectarlow
Pollenlow
Bloom (US) June–August
TypePerennial
Sunpartial

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