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Blue Brush (Ceanothus thyrsiflorus)
Family: Rhamnaceae | Edibility: Edible (1/5)
Bloom Color: Blue, Lavender. Main Bloom Time: Early spring, Late winter. Form: Prostrate, Spreading or horizontal.
Edible Parts & Harvest Seasons
Edible Parts: Leaves
Harvest Seasons: Early Summer, Fall, Late Summer, Spring
Flavor & Culinary Uses
None known. — Harvested fresh in season according to PFAF botanical monograph.
Habitat & North American Range
Wooded slopes and canyons below 600 metres, often in the neighbourhood of streams, in evergreen forests in California. (Zone 7, Zone 8, Zone 9)