Arctostaphylos auriculata
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| Mount Diablo Manzanita | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. auriculata |
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| Arctostaphylos auriculata Eastw. |
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Arctostaphylos auriculata (Mount Diablo Manzanita) is an endangered species of Arctostaphylos endemic to California, and limited in geography to the area surrounding Mount Diablo, in Contra Costa County.
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[edit] Description
Arctostaphylos auriculata is a woody shrub 1-4.5 m high with serpentine, glandless stems covered in white hair. The short [1.5-4.5 cm], silvery leaves overlap and have deeply lobed bases. It flowers densely in white February through May. The fruit is also hairy and small (5-10 mm). The Mount Diablo Manzanita has no basal burl for regrowth and must propagate by seed.
[edit] Distribution
Growing in sandstone chaparral around 150-650 meter elevation, the thick undergrowth of Mount Diablo Manzanita is often accompanied by poison oak or California wild grapes.
[edit] See also
- California chaparral and woodlands
- California montane chaparral and woodlands
- California interior chaparral and woodlands
[edit] References
- W. L. Jepson. 1951. A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California, p. 750.
- Coffey, Geoffrey. "Sympathy for the devil -- tricks and treats on Mount Diablo." San Francisco Chronicle 25 Oct. 2003 : E-7.
