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Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. bracteosa
Photo is of parent taxon

bristly twig manzanita, woollyleaf manzanita
Twigs

densely glandular-hairy.
Leaf

blades sparsely glandular-hairy, papillate, scabrous, or ± glabrous abaxially.
Inflorescences

densely glandular-hairy.

Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. bracteosa
Phenology Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat Maritime chaparral in stabilized dunes or on coastal uplands
Elevation 0-300 m (0-1000 ft)
Distribution
from FNA
CA
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Discussion

Of conservation concern.

Subspecies bracteosa is found around southern Monterey Bay in the outer Central Coast Range; it often occurs in mixed stands with subsp. tomentosa.

(Discussion copyrighted by Flora of North America; reprinted with permission.)
Source FNA vol. 8, p. 440.
Parent taxa Ericaceae > subfam. Arbutoideae > Arctostaphylos > Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Sibling taxa
A. tomentosa subsp. daciticola, A. tomentosa subsp. hebeclada, A. tomentosa subsp. tomentosa
Synonyms Andromeda bracteosa, A. bracteosa, A. tomentosa var. trichoclada
Name authority (de Candolle) J. E. Adams: J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 56: 57. (1940)
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