Arctostaphylos glutinosa | |
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Leaves of A. glutinosa (lower and upper views) | |
Conservation status | |
Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. glutinosa |
Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos glutinosa Schreib. |
Arctostaphylos glutinosa is a species of manzanita known by the common name Schreiber's manzanita. It is endemic to Santa Cruz County, California, where it is known from only a few occurrences on the western slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It grows in the chaparral of the limestone and diatomaceous shale ridges on the coastline.
Description
This is a bristly, glandular shrub reaching heights between 1 and 2 meters. The leaves are greenish gray, densely packed and clasping on the branches. They are up to 5 centimeters long, dull in texture and fuzzy to woolly, with mostly smooth edges except for some teeth near the bases.
The inflorescences are dense with urn-shaped flowers with reddish resin glands inside. The fruit is a hairy red drupe coated in sticky resin.
References
External links
- Media related to Arctostaphylos glutinosa at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Arctostaphylos glutinosa at Wikispecies
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Local Profile
- Photo gallery
Taxon identifiers | |
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Arctostaphylos glutinosa |
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