Pollinator plant

Blue ceanothus

Ceanothus caeruleus

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Common names

4 names · 3 languages
EnglishYour language
  • Blue ceanothus
Other languages (2)
Slovak
  • ceanot belasý[3]
Spanish
Sources & name notes (3)

Names recorded in our plant catalogue and botanical sources, grouped by language. Usage can vary by region.

Catalogue language labels are reviewed separately from botanical source records.

Numbered references identify names recorded by an external source. Other names are from our plant catalogue.

[1] Ceanothus caeruleus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy. This is a common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Chaquira — results[0].names[1]; taxon id 291294; Ceanothus caeruleus.
  • Chaquirilla — results[0].names[2]; taxon id 291294; Ceanothus caeruleus.
[2] Ceanothus caeruleus — GBIF vernacular names (Catalogue of Life) ↗

GBIF aggregation of Catalogue of Life. The original upstream source was not independently inspected; this is a sourced vernacular-name attestation, not a botanical determination.

Source records
  • Chaquira — results[0] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3875440/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3875440; sourceTaxonKey 295798094; Ceanothus caeruleus.
  • Chaquirilla — results[1] at https://api.gbif.org/v1/species/3875440/vernacularNames?limit=1000&offset=0; taxonKey 3875440; sourceTaxonKey 295798094; Ceanothus caeruleus.
[3] Ceanothus caeruleus — iNaturalist taxon names ↗

Community-curated iNaturalist taxonomy; common-name attestation, not an independent botanical determination.

Source records
  • Chaquira — results[7].names[1]; taxon id 291294; Ceanothus caeruleus.
  • Chaquirilla — results[7].names[2]; taxon id 291294; Ceanothus caeruleus.
  • ceanot belasý — results[7].names[3]; taxon id 291294; Ceanothus caeruleus.
Plant references

Source-backed information

Published observations for this plant. Each reference supports the information beside it.

Taxonomy
Ceanothus caeruleus is an accepted species in Catalogue of Life.

Taxonomic treatment in the August 2026 release; the catalogue record name is preserved.

Sources [1]
Botanical family
Rhamnaceae

Family in the cited taxonomic treatment.

Sources [1]
Pollinator guidance
RHS includes Ceanothus species in its Plants for Pollinators guidance.

Genus-level guidance, not a rating for this individual species or a particular cultivar. RHS planting guidance. Choose accessible flowers with pollen and nectar; reduced-resource and double-flowered forms may be unsuitable.

Sources [2]
Native range
Mexico to C. America.

Explicit native locality records in Kew WCVP v16; introduced and doubtful distributions excluded. Continent conversion follows the documented geographic mapping.

Sources [3]
Catalogue ratings

Who this plant supports

Honey bees

Medium suitability
Nectar value Medium
Pollen value Unknown
Plant profile

About this plant

Blue ceanothus (Ceanothus caeruleus) is a shrub. It flowers from July to September.

Sources and references

References for the information marked with source numbers on this page.

Sources checked
  1. Catalogue of Life Ceanothus caeruleus — Catalogue of Life COL26.8

    COL26.8 (2026-08-20). Contributing checklist: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World. This is taxonomic evidence, not an independent ecological study.

    Supports: TaxonomyBotanical family
    Relevant sections
    • Taxonomy: NameUsage.tsv line 5143722; ID RYPH; rank species; status accepted
    • Botanical family: NameUsage.tsv line 5143722; ID RYPH; rank species; status accepted

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    Source data licence: CC BY 4.0.

  2. Royal Horticultural Society RHS Plants for Pollinators — Garden Plants

    RHS planting guidance; applicable flower-form restrictions are retained. General recommendations do not measure local nectar or pollen production.

    Supports: Pollinator guidance
    Relevant sections
    • Pollinator guidance: Page 2, column 1, entry Ceanothus species (top 457 pt)

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  3. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Ceanothus caeruleus — Kew WCVP native distribution

    Native distribution and taxonomic treatment from the official WCVP v16 export (4 June 2026). The link opens the corresponding POWO taxon. Source rows are retained in the native-range audit archive.

    Supports: Native range
    Relevant sections
    • Native range: WCVP v16; wcvp_names.csv lines 1341683; wcvp_distribution.csv native locality lines 1248201, 1248202, 1248203, 1248204, 1248205, 1248206, 1248207, 1248208, 1248209, 1248210, 1248211, 1248212

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    Source data licence: CC BY 3.0.