[Buckbrush, Buckthorn, Deer Brush, Ceanothus and Wild-lilacs: The Genus Ceanothus in the Cascade Mountains of Oregon and Washington]

A close-up of the inflorescence of deerbrush as seen along the first half mile of the School Canyon Trail #468, Badger Creek Wilderness............June 14, 2014.

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.

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 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.