Arctostaphylos auriculata |
Arctostaphylos edmundsii |
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Mount Diablo manzanita, Mt. Diablo manzanita |
little sur manzanita |
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Habit | Shrubs, erect, 1–4.5 m; burl absent; twigs densely white-hairy with long, white hairs. | Shrubs, prostrate or mound-forming, 0.2–1.5 m; burl absent; twigs sparsely short-hairy. |
Leaves | petiole to 2 mm; blade whitish gray, dull, oblong-ovate to orbiculate-ovate, 1.5–4.5 × 1.5–3 cm, base distinctly lobed, auriculate-clasping, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, gray-canescent, glabrescent. |
bifacial in stomatal distribution; petiole 2–3 mm; blade dark green, lustrous, orbiculate to orbiculate-ovate, 1–2.5 × 1–1.5 cm, base truncate to ± lobed, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, sparsely puberulent. |
Inflorescences | panicles, 3–5-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches crowded, ± obscured by bracts), axis 1–1.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely white-hairy with long, white hairs; bracts somewhat appressed, leaflike, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 5–15 mm, apex acute, surfaces canescent. |
panicles, 2–5-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches crowded), axis 0.5–1 cm, 1+ mm diam., sparsely short-hairy; bracts not appressed, scalelike, deltate to awl-like, 3–5 mm, apex acute, surfaces sparsely hairy or glabrous. |
Pedicels | 4–10 mm, tomentose. |
3–4 mm, sparsely hairy or glabrous. |
Flowers | corolla white to pink, conic; ovary densely white-hairy. |
corolla white, urceolate; ovary sparsely hairy or glabrous. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 5–10 mm diam., short white-hairy, glabrescent. |
subglobose, 6–8 mm diam., glabrous. |
Stones | distinct. |
distinct. |
2n | = 26. |
= 26. |
Arctostaphylos auriculata |
Arctostaphylos edmundsii |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Chaparral, open, closed-cone conifer forests | Steep, rocky slopes and bluffs near ocean |
Elevation | 300-500 m (1000-1600 ft) | 0-500 m (0-1600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA |
CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos auriculata is found on the western slopes of Mount Diablo in Contra Costa County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos edmundsii is narrowly distributed along the Pacific Coast in the Little Sur region in the northern Santa Lucia Range, Monterey County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 430. | FNA vol. 8, p. 424. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
Sibling taxa | ||
Synonyms | A. edmundsii var. parvifolia, A. uva-ursi subsp. edmundsii, A. uva-ursi var. parvifolia | |
Name authority | Eastwood: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 202. 1905 , | J. T. Howell: Leafl. W. Bot. 6: 202. 1952 , |
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