Arctostaphylos rudis |
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sand mesa manzanita, shagbark manzanita |
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Habit | Shrubs, erect, 1–3 m; burl present or absent; bark on older stems persistent, gray, shredded; twigs sparsely short-hairy. |
Leaves | erect; petiole 3–8 mm; blade bright green, shiny, elliptic, 1–3 × 1–2 cm, base cuneate to rounded, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, puberulent, glabrescent. |
Inflorescences | racemes, (simple or 1-branched); immature inflorescence pendent, axis 0.5–1 cm, 1+ mm diam., sparsely short-hairy; bracts not appressed, scalelike, deltate, 2–6 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous. |
Pedicels | 3–6 mm, glabrous. |
Flowers | corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 8–14 mm diam., glabrous. |
Stones | distinct. |
2n | = 26. |
Arctostaphylos rudis |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Maritime chaparral on sandy soils |
Elevation | 0-100 m (0-300 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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Discussion | Of conservation concern. Arctostaphylos rudis is found along the coast in Nipomo and Burton mesas and Point Sal, Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 416. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
Sibling taxa | |
Name authority | Jepson & Weislander: Erythea 8: 100. 1938 , |
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