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Arctostaphylos parryana subsp. desertica
Photo is of parent taxon

desert manzanita
Habit Plants, erect, 1–2 m; burl present.
Leaf

blades gray-glaucous, dull.
2n

= 26, 52.

Arctostaphylos parryana subsp. desertica
Phenology Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat Chaparral on desert edges
Elevation 1300-1600 m (4300-5200 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
Discussion

Subspecies desertica is found in the Santa Rosa Mountains and inner Peninsular Range of Riverside and San Diego counties.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 421.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos > Arctostaphylos parryana
Sibling taxa
A. parryana subsp. parryana, A. parryana subsp. tumescens
Name authority J. E. Keeley: Madroño 44: 265. 1998 (as deserticum),
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