[The Buckthorn Family in Mt. Adams Country]

Buck Brush, Redstem Ceanothus, Oregon Tea-tree

Ceanothus sanguineus

Buck Brush, Redstem Ceanothus, Oregon Tea-tree: Ceanothus sanguineus

The photo above shows the upright inforescence and sparse leaves of buck brush as seen along an east-west road along the northern crest of the ridge separating the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........June 12, 2005. A number of plants of this species were seen along the road from 3800'-4000'. The branches have a reddish tinge, which is only apparent at left.

Leaf of Buck Brush, Redstem Ceanothus, Oregon Tea-tree: Ceanothus sanguineus

The photo above shows the leaf of buck brush as seen along an east-west road along the northern crest of the ridge separating the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........June 12, 2005.

Buck Brush, Redstem Ceanothus, Oregon Tea-tree: Ceanothus sanguineus

The photo above shows the upright inforescence and sparse leaves of buck brush as seen along an east-west road along the northern crest of the ridge separating the Dairy Creek and Cougar Creek drainages on the southeastern flanks of Mt. Adams.........June 12, 2005.

Paul Slichter