Shrub Steppe - Eastern Washington State

Mountain balm

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Related information
Ceanothus velutinus photos and WA distribution map - UW Herbarium
Ceanothus velutinus or Snowbrush Ceanothus - CWNP
Mountain Balm, Lewis and Clark Expedition - National Geographic

Mountain balm is host plant for:
Pale swallowtail butterfly
California tortoiseshell butterfly
Spring azure butterfly
Pacuvius duskywing
California hairstreak
Hedgerow hairstreak

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Washington Native Plant Society

Related Books
Wildflowers of the Pacific Northwest
Sagebrush Country: A Wildflower Sanctuary
Wildflowers of the Inland Northwest
Plants of Southern Interior British Columbia and the Inland Northwest
Northwest Penstemons: 80 Species in Washington, Oregon, Idaho and Montana
Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature-Deficit Disorder

 

Mountain balm or Ceanothus velutinus
Mountain balm flowers - June

 

Picture of mountain balm flowers - Ceanothus velutinus
Mountain balm bush - Ceanothus velutinus

 

Mountain balm with California tortoiseshell caterpillars
Mountain balm with California tortoiseshell caterpillars

 

Picture of mountain balm and ponderosa pine tree
Mountain balm among ponderosa pine



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