Ceanothus americanus

Characteristics
Rhamnaceae
Ceanothus
Ceanothus americanus L.
New Jersey tea
Edges of hardwoods forests, openings in forests, exposed rims of cliffs, utility rights-of-way, and roadside banks in dry-mesic thin often rocky or sandy circumneutral to calcareous soils.
Subshrub, Shrub
Perennial
Vascular
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Native S5 (State Rank) G5 (Global Rank)
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Classification
Eudicots
Rosales
Ceanothus
Ceanothus americanus L. - New Jersey tea
Citation
Ceanothus americanus L.
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Species Distribution Map

This species has been reported in the counties highlighted in the interactive distribution map below. Click on a county to display its name.

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Plant Photos
Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Saratoga Co., NY: 18 Jun 2012 - 6
Photo by: Jacqueline Donnelly. Photo taken: Saratoga Co., NY: 18 Jun 2012 - Jacqueline Donnelly View Full Size
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 Aug 2004 - 4
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Ontario Co., NY: 12 Aug 2004 - Steven Daniel View Full Size
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 18 Jun 2010 - 4
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Monroe Co., NY: 18 Jun 2010 - Steven Daniel View Full Size
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Warren Co., NY: 12 Jun 2012 - 4
Photo by: Steven Daniel. Photo taken: Warren Co., NY: 12 Jun 2012 - Steven Daniel View Full Size