Ceanothus velutinus, June 8, 2020
Common & scientific name
Snowbrush, Ceanothus velutinus
Family
Buckthorn, Rhamnaceae
Location
Above winter gate, 8,700’
Fun, weird, helpful, or little known fact
A native evergreen shrub growing 2-9 feet tall with shiny, sticky leaves, its fruit is a capsule a few millimeters long which snaps open explosively to expel the three seeds onto the soil, where they may remain buried for well over 200 years before sprouting.