Arctostaphylos obispoensis Eastw.

Serpentine manzanita (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Arctostaphylos

Characteristics

Shrubs or trees, erect, 1-4 m; burl absent; twigs sparsely short-hairy. Leaves: petiole 5-7 mm; blade gray-glaucous, dull, oblong-to lanceolate-ovate, 2-4.5 × 1-2.5 cm, base rounded to truncate or ± lobed, margins entire, plane, surfaces smooth, appressed gray-canescent, gla-brescent. Inflorescences panicles, 2-4-branched; imma-ture inflorescence pendent or ascending, (branches curved, bell-shaped), axis 1-2.5 cm, 1+ mm diam., sparsely short-hairy; bracts not appressed, leaflike, linear-lanceolate, 7-14 mm, apex acuminate, surfaces appressed-canescent or glabrous. Pedicels 8-10 mm, glabrous. Flowers: corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous. Fruits depressed-globose, 9-14 mm diam., glabrous. Stones distinct. 2n = 26.
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A shrub. It grows 2.4-3.5 m tall. The leaves are pointed and grey-green. They are fuzzy. The stems are deep red. It can lose many leaves during drought. The flowers are white.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 1.0 - 4.0
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Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

It is a warm temperate plant. It grows naturally in California in the USA. It will grow in most soils and will grown in sun or light shade. It suits hardiness zones 8-10.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-6
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Hardiness (USDA) 8-10

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Edible fruits
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Images

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Distribution

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

Conservation status

Arctostaphylos obispoensis threat status: Least Concern

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17855-2
WFO ID wfo-0000543620
COL ID GBNX
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Arctostaphylos obispoensis