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Ceanothus prostratus Bentham var. grandifolius (Torrey) Jepson

Shrubs, 0.1–0.4 m. Stems prostrate or spreading. Leaf blades widely obovate to suborbiculate, 23–31(–45) × 17–24 mm, marginal teeth 13–31. 2n = 24.

Flowering Mar–May. Sandy soils, coastal bluffs, maritime chaparral, pine forests; 30–200 m; Calif.

Variety gloriosus occurs from Humboldt County south to Marin County and sometimes intergrades with var. exaltatus.