Arctostaphylos rudis |
Arctostaphylos montana |
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sand mesa manzanita, shagbark manzanita |
Mt. Tamalpais 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. | Shrubs, erect, prostrate, or mound-forming, 0.1–2 m; burl absent; twigs densely white 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. |
petiole 2–6 mm; blade dark green, shiny, orbiculate-elliptic to elliptic, 1–2.5 × 1–1.5 cm, base rounded to cuneate, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, puberulent, glabrescent. |
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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. |
panicles, 1–3-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches compact), axis 0.5–1.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely white short-hairy; bracts tightly appressed, scalelike, ovate, 2–5 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces glabrous. |
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Pedicels | 3–6 mm, glabrous. |
3–6 mm, glabrous. |
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Flowers | corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
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Fruits | depressed-globose, 8–14 mm diam., glabrous. |
globose, 4–8 mm diam., glabrous. |
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Stones | distinct. |
distinct. |
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2n | = 26. |
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Arctostaphylos rudis |
Arctostaphylos montana |
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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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wc Calif
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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.) |
Subspecies 2 (2 in the flora). (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
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Key |
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Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 416. | FNA vol. 8, p. 436. | ||||
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | ||||
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Synonyms | A. hookeri subsp. montana, A. pungens var. montana | |||||
Name authority | Jepson & Weislander: Erythea 8: 100. 1938 , | Eastwood: Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. 3, 1: 83. (1897) | ||||
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