Buckbrush, New Jersey-Tea (Ceanothus)
Buckbrush, New Jersey-Tea Genus Details
New Jersey tea is a native North American shrub with opposite leaves. The flowers can be blue or white. This plant likes poor dry soils and has a large taproot to obtain soil nutrients. It is hard to transplant once established. New Jersey tea plants will grow to 3-5 feet tall. The name was given to this plant during the Revolutionary War when its leaves were used as a substitute for tea.
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New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus).
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New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus).
Buckbrush, New Jersey-Tea Allergy Info
Moderate pollen is shed and this plant is considered a potentially limited offender to allergies.
Buckbrush, New Jersey-Tea Pollen Description
Pollen grains are prolate to subspheroidal; the amb triangular and the sides convex and 3-colporate. The colpi are long and narrow and the sexine is rugulate.
Species in This Genus
Allergenicity Legend:
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Mild Allergen |
Moderate Allergen |
Severe Allergen |
Allergy Test Available
Buckbrush, New Jersey-Tea (Ceanothus) is a genus of the RHAMNACEAE family.
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
This genus includes the following allergenic species:
