Plants of the San Marcos Foothills Preserve
Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus (bigpod ceanothus)
Uncommon native perennial shrub found in Chaparral on the higher points of the Preserve. Flowers are white. Blooms in winter though early spring.
Close up of the fruit and leaf in summer.
Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus (Bigpod Ceanothus) NATIVE. Pictured in winter.
Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus (Bigpod Ceanothus) NATIVE. Pictured in winter.
Close up of the "receptacle" of the fruit once the fruit has dropped off (reminiscent of the Mercedes Benz symbol as seen in late summer to fall.
Ceanothus megacarpus var. megacarpus (Bigpod Ceanothus) NATIVE. Pictured in winter.