Vascular Plants of the Gila Wilderness

Presented in Association with the
Western New Mexico University Department of Natural Sciences

Ceanothus fendleri Gray
(Buckbrush, Fendler's Buckbrush)

Family: Rhamnaceae

Status: Native

Synonyms:
None

Ceanothus fendleri is a shrub with small leaves that have three obvious veins emerging from the base of the leaf. The branches appear innocent, but there are hidden thorns at the ends of branches. The flowers are born in panicles and mature into red berries.
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Ceanothus fendleri, photo Russ Kleinman & Karen Blisard, Burro Mtns., FR 828, May 28, 2007



Ceanothus fendleri, three parted berries, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., FR 828 (Jack's Peak East), Sept. 14, 2007



Ceanothus fendleri, inflorescence, photo Russ Kleinman, Pinos Altos Range, CD Trail above the Arrastra, Oct. 21, 2008


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