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'''''Arctostaphylos nissenana''''' is a species of [[Arctostaphylos|manzanita]] known by the common name '''Nissenana manzanita''' or '''El Dorado manzanita'''<ref name="usfspost">https://www.facebook.com/eldoradonf/posts/rare-manzanita-the-el-dorado-manzanita-arctostaphylos-nissenana-is-rare-plant-on/848118405322589/</ref>. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[California]], where it grows in the woodlands and [[chaparral]] of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada foothills]], mostly in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]]. |
'''''Arctostaphylos nissenana''''' is a species of [[Arctostaphylos|manzanita]] known by the common name '''Nissenana manzanita''' or '''El Dorado manzanita'''<ref name="usfspost">{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/eldoradonf/posts/rare-manzanita-the-el-dorado-manzanita-arctostaphylos-nissenana-is-rare-plant-on/848118405322589/|title=RARE MANZANITA|author=U.S. Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest|date=2018-08-13}}</ref>. It is [[Endemism|endemic]] to [[California]], where it grows in the woodlands and [[chaparral]] of the [[Sierra Nevada (U.S.)|Sierra Nevada foothills]], mostly in [[El Dorado County, California|El Dorado County]]. |
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==Description== |
==Description== |
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Revision as of 17:07, 26 May 2024
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. nissenana
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| Arctostaphylos nissenana Merriam
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Arctostaphylos nissenana is a species of manzanita known by the common name Nissenana manzanita or El Dorado manzanita[2]. It is endemic to California, where it grows in the woodlands and chaparral of the Sierra Nevada foothills, mostly in El Dorado County.
Description
Arctostaphylos nissenana is a shrub reaching a maximum height between one half and 1.5 meters, with gray bark and fuzzy twigs. The leaves are grayish in color, smooth or fuzzy, oval in shape, and 1 to 2 centimeters long. It blooms in plentiful small clusters of urn-shaped manzanita flowers, each with five lobes at its mouth. The fruit is a cylindrical drupe a few centimeters long which contains five seeds.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ U.S. Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest (2018-08-13). "RARE MANZANITA".
External links
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