Ceanothus velutinus Douglas GRIN-Global

Taxon: Ceanothus velutinus Douglas

Summary

Genus:

Ceanothus

Family:

Rhamnaceae

Nomen number:

313601

Place of publication:

W. J. Hooker, Fl. bor.-amer. 1:125, t. 45. 1831

Comment:

authorship verified from original literature
both the name and its validating diagnosis were simultaneously ascribed to Douglas, so he is the author of the name (see Melbourne ICN Art. 46, Ex. 9)

Verified:

04/15/1988 ARS Systematic Botanists.

Accessions:

1 (1 active, 0 available) in Australian Pastures Genebank. (Map it)

Other conspecific taxa

Ceanothus velutinus Douglas var. laevigatus Torr. & A. Gray (0 active accession[s])
Ceanothus velutinus Douglas var. velutinus (0 active accession[s])

Autonyms (not in current use), synonyms and invalid designations

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Reference(s)

Cronquist, A. et al. Intermountain flora. 1972-
Foster, S. & C. Hobbs. A field guide to Western medicinal plants and herbs. 2002
Gilbert, L. 1998. pers. comm.
Hitchcock, C. L. et al. Vascular plants of the Pacific Northwest. 1955-1969
Kindscher, K. Medicinal wild plants of the prairie: an ethnobotanical guide. 1992
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000
Moerman, D. Native American ethnobotany, ed. 5. 1998
Moss, E. H. & J. G. Packer. Flora of Alberta, ed. 2. 1983
Munz, P. A. & D. D. Keck. A California flora. 1959
Welsh, S. L. & G. Moore. Utah Plants. 1973
Wiersema, J. H. & B. León. World economic plants: a standard reference (on-line edition) [medicinal plants only].

Common names

English
big buck-brush –
snowbrush –
snowbrush ceanothus –
tobacco-brush –

Distribution

order_code	Status	Continent	Subcontinent	Country	State
1	Native	Northern America	North-Central U.S.A.	United States	South Dakota
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Colorado
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Idaho
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Montana
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Oregon
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Washington
1	Native	Northern America	Northwestern U.S.A.	United States	Wyoming
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	California
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Nevada
1	Native	Northern America	Southwestern U.S.A.	United States	Utah
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	Alberta
1	Native	Northern America	Western Canada	Canada	British Columbia

Native
Northern America

NORTH-CENTRAL U.S.A.: United States [South Dakota]
NORTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, Wyoming]
SOUTHWESTERN U.S.A.: United States [California, Nevada, Utah]
WESTERN CANADA: Canada [Alberta, British Columbia]

Economic Uses

Usage	Type	Note	Reference
Environmental	revegetator		Gilbert, L. 1998. pers. comm.
Medicines	folklore		McGuffin, M., J. T. Kartesz, A. Y. Leung, & A. O. Tucker. Herbs of commerce, ed. 2. 2000

Cite as: USDA, Agricultural Research Service, National Plant Germplasm System. 2025. Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN Taxonomy). National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland.
URL: https://apg.pir.sa.gov.au/gringlobal/taxon/taxonomydetail?id=313601. Accessed 20 July 2025.