Arctostaphylos purissima |
Arctostaphylos montereyensis |
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La Purisima manzanita, La Purissima manzanita |
Monterey manzanita, toro manzanita |
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Habit | Shrubs, erect, 1–4 m; burl absent; twigs densely short-hairy with longer hairs. | Shrubs, erect, 1–3 m; burl absent; twigs finely glandular-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 4–6 mm; blade light green, reddish, or slightly glaucous, dull, orbiculate-ovate to orbiculate, 2–3 × 1.5–3 cm, base rounded, truncate, or slightly lobed, margins entire, plane, surfaces papillate, scabrous, finely glandular-hairy. |
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. |
panicles, 4–10-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, branches crowded, axis 1–2 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely glandular-hairy; bracts not appressed, (green), leaflike, lanceolate, 3–12 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces glandular-hairy. |
Pedicels | 3–5 mm, sparsely hairy or glabrous. |
5–6 mm, finely glandular-hairy. |
Flowers | corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
corolla white, urceolate; ovary glandular-hairy. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 5–8 mm diam., glabrous. |
depressed-globose, 8–12 mm diam., finely glandular-hairy, (viscid). |
Stones | distinct. |
distinct or partially connate. |
2n | = 26. |
= 26. |
Arctostaphylos purissima |
Arctostaphylos montereyensis |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Maritime chaparral on deep, sandy soils | Maritime chaparral |
Elevation | 0-100 m (0-300 ft) | 0-500 m (0-1600 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.) |
Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos montereyensis is known from sandy soils, ranging from dunes to sandstone outcrops, in the southern Monterey Bay area, Monterey County. Plants found on Fort Ord with auriculate leaf bases and blue-green leaves may represent hybrids with A. pajaroensis. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 434. | FNA vol. 8, p. 426. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
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Name authority | P. V. Wells: Madroño 19: 195. 1968 , | Hoover: Leafl. W. Bot. 10: 87. 1964 , |
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