Arctostaphylos pajaroensis |
Arctostaphylos columbiana |
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Pajaro manzanita |
bristly manzanita, Columbia manzanita, hairy manzanita, redwood 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, sometimes with long hairs. | Shrubs or trees, erect, 2–5 m; burl absent; twigs densely short-hairy, usually with long, white hairs, often glandular. |
Leaves | bifacial in stomatal distribution; petiole to 2 mm; blade light green abaxially, dark blue-green, glaucous adaxially, dull, ovate to triangular-ovate, 2–4 × 1–2 cm, base distinctly lobed, auriculate-clasping, margins (tinged with red), entire, ± cupped, surfaces smooth, glabrous, midvein hairy abaxially. |
petiole 4–10 mm; blade dark green, dull, lanceolate-ovate to narrowly oblong-ovate, 4–6 × 2–3 cm, base cuneate to ± rounded, margins entire, plane, surfaces ± papillate, finely scabrous, finely hairy, sparsely glandular-hairy. |
Inflorescences | panicles, 2–5-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, branches spreading, axis 1–1.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., short-hairy, sometimes with long hairs; bracts not appressed, leaflike, linear-lanceolate, 5–10 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous. |
panicles, 3–8-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, branches ± spreading, axis 1.5–2.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely short-hairy, usually with long, white hairs, sometimes glandular; bracts not appressed, (green), leaflike, oblong-lanceolate, 10–18 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces finely glandular-hairy. |
Pedicels | 5–8 mm, finely hairy or glabrous. |
2–4 mm, finely glandular-hairy. |
Flowers | corolla white to pink, urceolate; ovary densely white-hairy. |
corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary densely white-hairy, sometimes sparsely glandular. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 6–8 mm diam., sparsely hairy or glabrous. |
depressed-globose, 8–11 mm diam., sparsely hairy. |
Stones | distinct. |
distinct. |
2n | = 26. |
= 26. |
Arctostaphylos pajaroensis |
Arctostaphylos columbiana |
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Phenology | Flowering early winter–early spring. | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Maritime chaparral on deep to shallow, sandy soils or sandstone outcroppings | Chaparral, gaps and margins of conifer forests along coast, sometimes extending inland, open areas around rock outcrops |
Elevation | 0-200 m (0-700 ft) | 0-1000(-1400) m (0-3300(-4600) ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA; OR; WA; BC
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos pajaroensis is found in the vicinity of the Pajaro Hills in Monterey County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Arctostaphylos columbiana is widespread near the coast from northern California to southern British Columbia; it extends inland along the Columbia River Gorge in Oregon and Washington, and inland in Oregon to the western base of the Cascades. Some variation in twig indument occurs in the prominence of longer, stiff hairs, and in the degree of glandulosity. Some plants along the immediate coast of northern California into Oregon lack the longer hairs and have been distinguished as var. tracyi. Hybrids with A. uva-ursi are low shrubs (0.5–1 m) with intermediate vegetative characters. Referred to as A. ×media Piper, these hybrids have been reported from British Columbia, California, Oregon, and Washington. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 432. | FNA vol. 8, p. 425. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
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Synonyms | A. andersonii var. pajaroensis | A. columbiana var. tracyi, A. tracyi |
Name authority | (J. E. Adams) J. E. Adams: J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 56: 41. 1940 , | Piper: in C. V. Piper and R. K. Beattie, Fl. N.W. Coast, 279. 1915 , |
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