Arctostaphylos hispidula |
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Gasquet manzanita, Howell's manzanita |
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Habit | Shrubs, erect or mound-forming, 1–3 m; burl absent; twigs finely glandular-hairy. |
Leaves | petiole 3–6 mm; blade dark green, dull, elliptic to oblanceolate, 1–3 × 0.5–1.5 cm, base cuneate, margins entire, plane, surfaces scabrous, papillate, finely glandular-hairy. |
Inflorescences | panicles, 3–6-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, branches spreading or ascending to erect, axis 1–2 cm, to 1 mm diam., finely glandular-hairy; bracts tightly appressed, scalelike, awl-like, 2–4 mm (equaling buds), apex acuminate, surfaces finely glandular-hairy; (buds scattered along inflorescence axis, round, appearing as “beads”). |
Pedicels | 3–5 mm, glabrous. |
Flowers | corolla white, urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
Fruits | subglobose, 5–7 mm diam., glabrous. |
Stones | distinct. |
2n | = 26. |
Arctostaphylos hispidula |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Serpentine chaparral and open forests on sandstone |
Elevation | 100-1100 m (300-3600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA; OR
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Discussion | Arctostaphylos hispidula is known from Josephine County, Oregon, and adjacent California in Del Norte and Humboldt counties; there is an isolated population in northern Sonoma County, California. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 420. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
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Synonyms | A. stanfordiana subsp. hispidula |
Name authority | Howell: Fl. N.W. Amer., 415. 1901 , |
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