Latin name: Ceanothus arboreus E. Greene
  Pronunciation: see-a-NO-thus ar-BORE-ee-us

  Common name: Island ceanothus
  Family: Rhamnaceae (Buckthorn)
  Habitat: Brushy slopes, chaparral, Santa Cruz, Santa
  Rosa, Santa Catalina Islands

  Blooming period: February to May
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Ceanothus
  2) arboreus
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