Flora of North America species comparison

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Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. rosei
Photo is of parent taxon

Rose's manzanita
Twigs

short-hairy (without longer hairs).
Leaf

blade surfaces glabrous abaxially.
Ovaries

densely hairy.
Immature

inflorescence axes glabrous or hairy, sometimes glandular (not densely glandular-hairy).

Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. rosei
Phenology Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat Maritime chaparral and coastal bluffs, historic stable dunes
Elevation 0-200 m (0-700 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
[BONAP county map]
Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies rosei occurs in western San Francisco and disjunct to the Big Sur Coast region from Monterey to San Luis Obispo.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 442.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos > Arctostaphylos crustacea
Sibling taxa
A. crustacea subsp. crinita, A. crustacea subsp. crustacea, A. crustacea subsp. eastwoodiana, A. crustacea subsp. insulicola, A. crustacea subsp. subcordata
Synonyms A. rosei, A. crustacea var. rosei, A. tomentosa subsp. rosei
Name authority (Eastwood) V. T. Parker: Madroño 54: 152. (2007)
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