1. Buckbrush
Ceonothus cuneatus

2. Characteristics
• Wedgeleaf or narrowleaf buckbrush has
small gray leafs with tiny petioles
• Scraggly looking shrub that appears gray
• Rigid thorn like branches
• Flowers white or yellow borne in loose
clusters

3. Ecology
• Found on gravely and rocky soil
• Very common on west side, Rogue River,
Butte Falls, and Jenny Creek areas
• A major component of chaparral
• Important winter browse for deer
• Great habitat for Mountain quail