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Littleleaf Buckbrush (Ceanothus microphyllus)

Description

Buckbrush is the common name for several species of North American shrubs that deer feed on, including but probably not limited to: Phyllanthopsis phyllanthoides, maidenbrush (south-central U.S.) Some western North American species of the genus Ceanothus, especially: Ceanothus cuneatus Purshia tridentata and P. stansburiana (dry regions of western North America) Symphoricarpos orbiculatus, native to the eastern United States and Canada

Taxonomic tree

  • Domain: Eukarya

    • Kingdom: Plantae

      • Phylum: Magnoliophyta

        • Class: Magnoliopsida

          • Order: Rosales

            • Family: Rhamnaceae

              • Genus: Ceanothus