Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover

Monterey manzanita (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Arctostaphylos

Characteristics

Shrubs, erect, 1-3 m; burl absent; twigs finely glandular-hairy. Leaves: petiole 4-6 mm; blade light green, reddish, or slightly glaucous, dull, orbiculate-ovate to orbiculate, 2-3 × 1.5-3 cm, base rounded, truncate, or slightly lobed, margins entire, plane, surfaces papillate, scabrous, finely glandular-hairy. Inflorescences panicles, 4-10-branched; immature inflorescence pendent, branches crowded, axis 1-2 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely glandular-hairy; bracts not appressed, (green), leaflike, lanceolate, 3-12 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces glandular-hairy. Pedicels 5-6 mm, finely glandular-hairy. Flowers: corolla white, urceolate; ovary glandular-hairy. Fruits depressed-globose, 8-12 mm diam., finely glandular-hairy, (viscid). Stones distinct or partially connate. 2n = 26.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 3.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

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

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Distribution

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

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17841-2
WFO ID wfo-0000543598
COL ID GBNH
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Synonyms

Arctostaphylos montereyensis