New Jersey tea

New Jersey Tea
New Jersey Tea in bloom
Photo courtesy Wisconsin State Herbarium
and Kenneth J. Sytsma ...

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Rhaminaceae / Buckthorn New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
New Jersey Tea is also known as Redroot. ...

Ceanothus americanus (Mountain sweet, New Jersey tea, Redroot, Wild snowball)
Photo/Illustration: Neil Diboll
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New Jersey Tea
New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus Americanus) - Though one of the hardiest, this thrives best against a wall, and in a dry porous soil; the flowers, in succession from about the middle of June till August, white. E. America.

New Jersey tea Rhamnaceae Ceanothus americanus L.   symbol: CEAM
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Ceanothus americanus (Indian Tea, New England Boxwood, New Jersey Tea)
Ceanothus cuneatus var. rigidus
Ceanothus fendleri
Ceanothus gloriosus (Point Reyes Ceanothus)
Ceanothus gloriosus var. porrectus ...

It is usually called 'New Jersey Tea' in America because its leaves were used as a substitute for tea during the War of Independence. In Canada it is used to dye wool a cinnamon colour. It takes its name from its large red roots.

Blueberries (Vaccinium) 4. Hawthorns (Crataegus) 5. Fruit Trees 6. New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus) 7. Privet (Ligustrum) 8. Lilac (Syringa) 9. Redbud (Cercis) 10. Spicebush (Lindera) 11. Spirea (Spirea) 12. Sumac (Rhus) ...

Nombres relacionados: Ceanothus azureus (similar), Ceanothus delilianus (similar), Ceanoto (castellano), New jersey tea (inglés), Red Root (inglés), Rhamnaceae (familia).
Floración: Verano y otoño ...

New Jersey Tea (Ceanothus americanus)
New York Aster (Aster novi-belgii 'Alert')
New York Aster (Aster novi-belgii 'Alice Haslam')
New York Aster (Aster novi-belgii 'Fellowship')
New York Professor Kippe Aster (Aster novi-belgii 'Professor A.

See also: Tea, Ceanothus americanus, May, Green, Pink