Arctostaphylos auriculata Eastw.

Mt. diablo manzanita (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Arctostaphylos

Characteristics

Shrubs, erect, 1-4.5 m; burl absent; twigs densely white-hairy with long, white hairs. Leaves: petiole to 2 mm; blade whitish gray, dull, oblong-ovate to orbiculate-ovate, 1.5-4.5 × 1.5-3 cm, base distinctly lobed, auriculate-clasping, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, gray-canescent, glabrescent. Inflorescences panicles, 3-5-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, (branches crowded, ± obscured by bracts), axis 1-1.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely white-hairy with long, white hairs; bracts somewhat appressed, leaflike, ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 5-15 mm, apex acute, surfaces canescent. Pedicels 4-10 mm, tomentose. Flowers: corolla white to pink, conic; ovary densely white-hairy. Fruits depressed-globose, 5-10 mm diam., short white-hairy, glabrescent. Stones distinct. 2n = 26.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.5
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-6
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Images

Arctostaphylos auriculata unspecified picture

Distribution

Arctostaphylos auriculata world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17744-2
WFO ID wfo-0000543450
COL ID GBLF
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Synonyms

Arctostaphylos auriculata Uva-ursi auriculata Arctostaphylos andersonii var. auriculata