Biology:Arctostaphylos catalinae

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Short description: Species of tree

Santa Catalina Island manzanita
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Scientific classification edit
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

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

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

  • California chaparral and woodlands — ecoregion.
    • California coastal sage and chaparral — sub-ecoregion.

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q1343139 entry