Deerbrush
Ceanothus integerrimus
Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii, Ceanothus californicus
![Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus (Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii, Ceanothus californicus)](integerrimus/integerrimus06-09-2023.jpg)
Deerbrush blooming along the Glenwood-Goldendale Highway along the curves between Leidl Park and Grayback Mountain Road, Klickitat River canyon.....June 9, 2023.
![Inflorescence of Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus (Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii, Ceanothus californicus)](integerrimus/integerrimus07-03-2022a.jpg)
![Habitat of Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus (Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii, Ceanothus californicus)](integerrimus/integerrimus07-03-2022b.jpg)
Deerbrush still blooming in open oak forest along roads to the east of Canyon Creek, Klickitat Wildlife Area......July 3, 2022.
![Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus (Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii, Ceanothus californicus)](integerrimus/ceanothusint2.jpg)
The photo above shows the leaves and inflorescence
of deerbrush. The long inflorescence is found at the apex of the stems. Photographed
along the Trout Lake-Glenwood Highway.........June 12, 2005.
![Upper leaf surface of Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus (Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii, Ceanothus californicus)](integerrimus/ceanothusintlf.jpg)
The photo above shows a leaf of deerbrush,
which typically can be identified by its entire margins. Photographed along
the Trout Lake-Glenwood Highway..........June 12, 2005.
![Deerbrush: Ceanothus integerrimus (Synonyms: Ceanothus andersonii, Ceanothus californicus)](integerrimus/ceanothusint.jpg)
Deerbrush would make an attractive shrub for
the dry, sunny garden. Like other Ceanothus, it is a prolific attractor of bees
and other pollinators. Photographed along the Trout Lake-Glenwood Highway.........June
12, 2005. Plants may be covered by white, light pink, or powder blue blossums.
Paul Slichter