The Genus Ceanothus L. in Iowa

Authors

B. Shimek, State University of IowaFollow

Document Type

Research

Abstract

The low shrubs known as New Jersey Tea, belonging to the Genus Ceanothus, were once very abundant throughout Iowa, occurring chiefly on the prairies, and sometimes in dry, open woods and along the borders of drier thickets. On account of their long, tough roots they interfered with the breaking of the prairie, and the commoner species, C. americanus, known as "shoestring" or "red-root," was by no means popular with the pioneers. Perhaps for this reason, and because they were so common, these attractive shrubs were seldom cultivated in this state.

Publication Date

1921

Journal Title

Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science

Volume

28

Issue

1

First Page

230

Last Page

245

Copyright

©1921 Iowa Academy of Science, Inc.

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Shimek, B. (1921) "The Genus Ceanothus L. in Iowa," Proceedings of the Iowa Academy of Science, 28(1), 230-245.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/pias/vol28/iss1/40