Pinemat

(Ceanothus diversifolius)

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Description

This is a sprawling shrub growing flat across the ground in mats rarely exceeding 30 centimeters in height. Its younger branches are hairy, turning from yellow-green to reddish. The round to oval evergreen leaves are up to 5 centimeters long and have finely serrated edges with a fringe of sparse glandular hairs.

Taxonomic tree:

Domain:
Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order:Rosales
Family:Rhamnaceae
Genus:Ceanothus
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