Arctostaphylos purissima |
Arctostaphylos luciana |
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La Purisima manzanita, La Purissima manzanita |
Santa Lucia manzanita |
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Habit | Shrubs, erect, 1–4 m; burl absent; twigs densely short-hairy with longer hairs. | Shrubs or trees, erect, 2–3 m; burl absent; twigs sparsely short-hairy. |
Leaves | petiole to 2 mm; blade bright green, shiny, orbiculate-ovate to ± orbiculate, 1–2.5 × 1–2 cm, base auriculate-clasping, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, glabrous. |
petiole to 2 mm; blade glaucous, dull, ovate to ± orbiculate, 2–4 × 1.5–2.5 cm, base distinctly lobed, auriculate-clasping, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, appressed gray-canescent to finely tomen-tose, glabrescent. |
Inflorescences | racemes, simple or 1–2-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches dense, concealed by bracts), axis 0.5–1 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely short-hairy with longer hairs; bracts not appressed, (overlapping), leaflike, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 5–8 mm, apex acute, surfaces glabrous. |
racemes, simple or 1-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches crowded, concealed by bracts), axis 0.5–1 cm, 1+ mm diam., sparsely short-hairy; bracts not appressed, leaflike, linear-lanceolate, 5–10 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces canescent. |
Pedicels | 3–5 mm, sparsely hairy or glabrous. |
5–10 mm, glabrous. |
Flowers | corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 5–8 mm diam., glabrous. |
depressed-globose, 6–12 mm diam., glabrous. |
Stones | distinct. |
distinct. |
2n | = 26. |
= 26. |
Arctostaphylos purissima |
Arctostaphylos luciana |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Maritime chaparral on deep, sandy soils | Chaparral |
Elevation | 0-100 m (0-300 ft) | 300-500 m (1000-1600 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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CA |
Discussion | Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos purissima is known from hills and mesas near the coast (Burton Mesa) in Santa Barbara County. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Arctostaphylos luciana is found on siliceous shale east of Cuesta Pass in the southern Santa Lucia Mountains of San Luis Obispo County. of conservation concern (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 434. | FNA vol. 8, p. 431. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
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Name authority | P. V. Wells: Madroño 19: 195. 1968 , | P. V. Wells: Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 177. 1965 , |
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