Arctostaphylos morroensis |
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Morro manzanita |
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Habit | Shrubs, erect or mound-forming, 1–4 m; burl absent; bark on older stems persistent, gray, shredded; twigs short-hairy with long, white hairs. |
Leaves | bifacial in stomatal distribution; petiole 2–5 mm; blade dull gray abaxially, dark green, ± shiny adaxially, oblong-ovate to oblong-elliptic, 1.5–3 × 1–2 cm, base subcordate to ± truncate (sometimes with vestigial auricles), margins entire, cupped, abaxial surface smooth, densely tomentose, adaxial surface smooth, glabrous. |
Inflorescences | panicles, 2–5-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches congested, bell-shaped, partly framed by bracts), axis 0.5–0.8 cm, 1+ mm diam., short-hairy with long, white hairs; bracts not appressed, leaflike, linear-lanceolate, 5–8 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces puberulent. |
Pedicels | 4–6 mm, hairy or glabrous. |
Flowers | corolla white, urceolate; ovary densely white-hairy. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 7–10 mm diam., sparsely hairy. |
Stones | distinct. |
2n | = 26. |
Arctostaphylos morroensis |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Maritime chaparral on sandy soils near coast |
Elevation | 0-100 m (0-300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos morroensis is known from the Morro Bay region in San Luis Obispo County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 432. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
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Name authority | Wieslander & B. Schreiber: Madroño 5: 42, fig. 2a. 1939 , |
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