Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis

Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis, known by the common name San Gabriel manzanita, is a subspecies of manzanita. It is endemic to one small area in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California.

San Gabriel manzanita

Critically Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
Subspecies:
A. g. subsp. gabrielensis
Trinomial name
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis
(P.V.Wells) J.E.Keeley, M.C.Vasey & V.T.Parker
Synonyms[1]
  • Arctostaphylos gabrielensis P.V.Wells

It is a member of the California montane chaparral and woodlands plant community.

Description

This is a shrub growing to heights between one and two meters. It has an erect form with a large, spherical burl. Leaves are bright green, shiny, and mostly hairless. They are 2 to 4 centimeters long with smooth edges. The shrub blooms in dense inflorescences of urn-shaped manzanita flowers. The fruit is a rounded red drupe up to 14 millimeters wide.

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