Arctostaphylos catalinae

Arctostaphylos catalinae, known by the common name Santa Catalina Island manzanita, is a species of manzanita native to Southern California.

Santa Catalina Island manzanita
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
A. catalinae
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos catalinae
P.V. Wells
Arctostaphylos catalinae fruit

Distribution

The plant is endemic to Santa Catalina Island, one of the southern Channel Islands of California.[1]

The plant grows in maritime chaparral habitats, on the ridges of Catalina Island.[2]

Description

Arctostaphylos catalinae is a shrub usually exceeding 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height, sometimes taking a treelike form up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. It is glandular and covered in white bristles.[2]

The leaves also have fine bristles. The dull, light green blades are up to 5 centimeters long by 3 wide.[2]

The flowers are borne in an open, branching inflorescence with leaflike bracts.[2]

The fruit is a spherical drupe up to 1.5 centimeters wide.[2]

See also

References
  1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1998). "Arctostaphylos catalinae". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1998: e.T37563A10058334. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1998.RLTS.T37563A10058334.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. Arctostaphylos catalinae. The Jepson Manual.

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