Rhamnaceae
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CANOTIA 2(1)
PLANT: Shrubs or small trees, unarmed or armed, with perfect flowers or less often monoecious. LEAVES: alternate, subopposite or opposite, solitary or fascicled, simple, deciduous or evergreen; stipules present; bud scales present or absent. INFLORESCENCE: of terminal or axillary cymose clusters. FLOWERS: actinomorphic, perfect or imperfect; sepals 4-5, triangular, deciduous or persistent (in Colubrina californica); petals (0-) 4-5, free, usually concave or hooded, clawed; stamens 4-5, in 1 whorl, opposite the petals and often enshrouded by them; filaments adnate to petals; nectar-disc well-developed; ovary superior or partially inferior, of 2-3 united carpels; placentation basal; style entire, lobed, or deeply cleft; ovules basal, 1 or 2 per locule. FRUITS: capsules or drupes with 1-3 stones, these 1(-2)-seeded. SEEDS: sometimes with a dorsal groove. NOTES: Ca. 50 genera, 875 spp., cosmopolitan but mainly tropical and subtropical. Rhamnus catharticus L. has been used as a potent purgative. Some AZ species are used medicinally by Southwestern Native Americans (Moerman 1998). REFERENCES: Christie, Kyle, Michael Currie, Laura Smith Davis, Mar-Elise Hill, Suzanne Neal, and Tina Ayers.2006. Vascular Plants of Arizona: Rhamnaceae. CANOTIA 2(1): 23-46.
Species within checklist: Buckeye Hills Recreational Area || << 51 - 100 taxa >>
Ceanothus divergens
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Ceanothus diversifolius
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Ceanothus fendleri
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Ceanothus ferox
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Ceanothus ferrisae
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Ceanothus ferrisiae
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Ceanothus floribundus
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Ceanothus foliosus
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Ceanothus fresnensis
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Ceanothus gloriosus
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Ceanothus greggii
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Ceanothus griseus
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Ceanothus hearstiorum
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Ceanothus herbaceus
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Ceanothus hirsutus
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Ceanothus huichagorare
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Ceanothus impressus
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Ceanothus incanus
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Ceanothus insularis
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Ceanothus integerrimus
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Ceanothus intermedius
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Ceanothus jepsonii
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Ceanothus lanuginosus
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Ceanothus lemmonii
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Ceanothus leucodermis
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Ceanothus macrocarpus
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Ceanothus maritimus
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Ceanothus martini
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Ceanothus masonii
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Ceanothus megacarpus
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Ceanothus microphyllus
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Ceanothus mogollonicus
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Ceanothus oblanceolatus
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Ceanothus ochraceus
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Ceanothus oliganthus
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Ceanothus ophiochilus
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Ceanothus orcuttii
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Ceanothus oreganus
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Ceanothus otayensis
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Ceanothus palmeri
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Ceanothus papillosus
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Ceanothus parryi
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Ceanothus parvifolius
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Ceanothus pauciflorus
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Ceanothus pendletonensis
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Ceanothus pinetorum
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Ceanothus prostratus
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Ceanothus pumilus
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Ceanothus purpureus
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Ceanothus ramulosus
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