Ceanothus velutinus
| Ceanothus velutinus | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae | 
| Clade: | Tracheophytes | 
| Clade: | Angiosperms | 
| Clade: | Eudicots | 
| Clade: | Rosids | 
| Order: | Rosales | 
| Family: | Rhamnaceae | 
| Genus: | Ceanothus | 
| Species: | C. velutinus  | 
| Binomial name | |
| Ceanothus velutinus | |
Ceanothus velutinus, with the common names snowbrush ceanothus, red root, tobacco brush, and sticky laurel, is a species of shrub in the family Rhamnaceae. It is native to western North America from British Columbia to California to Colorado.