Arctostaphylos auriculata |
Arctostaphylos montereyensis |
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Mount Diablo manzanita, Mt. Diablo manzanita |
Monterey manzanita, toro manzanita |
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Habit | Shrubs, erect, 1–4.5 m; burl absent; twigs densely white-hairy with long, white hairs. | Shrubs, erect, 1–3 m; burl absent; twigs finely glandular-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. |
petiole 4–6 mm; blade light green, reddish, or slightly glaucous, dull, orbiculate-ovate to orbiculate, 2–3 × 1.5–3 cm, base rounded, truncate, or slightly lobed, margins entire, plane, surfaces papillate, scabrous, finely glandular-hairy. |
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, 4–10-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, branches crowded, axis 1–2 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely glandular-hairy; bracts not appressed, (green), leaflike, lanceolate, 3–12 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces glandular-hairy. |
Pedicels | 4–10 mm, tomentose. |
5–6 mm, finely glandular-hairy. |
Flowers | corolla white to pink, conic; ovary densely white-hairy. |
corolla white, urceolate; ovary glandular-hairy. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 5–10 mm diam., short white-hairy, glabrescent. |
depressed-globose, 8–12 mm diam., finely glandular-hairy, (viscid). |
Stones | distinct. |
distinct or partially connate. |
2n | = 26. |
= 26. |
Arctostaphylos auriculata |
Arctostaphylos montereyensis |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Chaparral, open, closed-cone conifer forests | Maritime chaparral |
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 montereyensis is known from sandy soils, ranging from dunes to sandstone outcrops, in the southern Monterey Bay area, Monterey County. Plants found on Fort Ord with auriculate leaf bases and blue-green leaves may represent hybrids with A. pajaroensis. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 430. | FNA vol. 8, p. 426. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Eastwood: Bull. Torrey Bot. Club 32: 202. 1905 , | Hoover: Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 87. 1964 , |
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