Arctostaphylos rudis |
Arctostaphylos pacifica |
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sand mesa manzanita, shagbark manzanita |
Pacific 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, prostrate or mound-forming, 0.1–0.3 m; burl present, sometimes epicormic; twigs 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 2–4 mm; blade light green abaxially, dark green adaxially, shiny, elliptic, 1–2 × 0.5–1 cm, base cuneate, margins serrulate, plane, surfaces smooth, sparsely hairy. |
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. |
racemes, (simple or 1-branched); immature inflorescence pendent, (congested), axis 0.5–1 cm, 1+ mm diam., short-hairy; bracts appressed, scalelike, awl-like, 0.5–1 mm, apex acute, glabrous. |
Pedicels | 3–6 mm, glabrous. |
3–5 mm, glabrous. |
Flowers | corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
corolla white, urceolate; ovary glabrous. |
Fruits | depressed-globose, 8–14 mm diam., glabrous. |
(reddish), globose, 6–8 mm diam., glabrous. |
Stones | distinct. |
distinct. |
2n | = 26. |
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Arctostaphylos rudis |
Arctostaphylos pacifica |
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Phenology | Flowering winter–early spring. | Flowering winter–early spring. |
Habitat | Maritime chaparral on sandy soils | Sandstone outcrops |
Elevation | 0-100 m (0-300 ft) | 300 m (1000 ft) |
Distribution |
CA
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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.) |
Of conservation concern. A distinctive species with an uncertain origin, Arctostaphylos pacifica has often been relegated to hybrid status and ignored; it displays a number of unique characters not found in any other species. It is found only at one location, San Bruno Mountain, the northern part of the Santa Cruz Mountains, San Mateo County. The relationships of this species need additional study. (Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.) |
Source | FNA vol. 8, p. 416. | FNA vol. 8, p. 415. |
Parent taxa | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos | Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos |
Sibling taxa | ||
Name authority | Jepson & Weislander: Erythea 8: 100. 1938 , | Roof: Leafl. W. Bot. 9: 217. 1962 , |
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