Arctostaphylos mewukka Merriam

Indian manzanita (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Arctostaphylos

Characteristics

Shrubs, erect, 1-3 m; burl present or absent; twigs glabrous or slightly hairy and sparsely glandular. Leaves: petiole 6-15 mm; blade intensely gray-or white-glaucous, dull, orbiculate, orbiculate-ovate, oblong-ovate, or lanceolate-ovate, 3-7 × 2-7 cm, base rounded, margins entire, plane, apex acute or obtuse, surfaces smooth, glabrous . Inflorescences panicles, 2-7-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, axis 2-3 cm, 1+ mm diam., glabrous or slightly hairy, sometimes glandular; bracts tightly appressed, scalelike, deltate to linear-lanceolate, 3-6 mm, apex acute or acuminate, surfaces glabrous. Pedicels 4-8 mm, glabrous. Flowers: corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. Fruits (dark mahogany-brown), globose, 12-16 mm diam., glabrous. Stones distinct, sometimes connate.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Environment

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

Leaf

Arctostaphylos mewukka leaf picture by Cheyanne Fuller (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17838-2
WFO ID wfo-0000543593
COL ID GBNC
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Arctostaphylos mewukka Arctostaphylos mewukka subsp. mewukka

Lower taxons

Arctostaphylos mewukka subsp. truei