Biology:Arctostaphylos edmundsii
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
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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. edmundsii
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| Arctostaphylos edmundsii J.T.Howell
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Arctostaphylos edmundsii, with the common name Little Sur manzanita, is a species of manzanita. This shrub is endemic to California where it grows on the coastal bluffs of Monterey County.[3]
Description
This is a petite, low-lying manzanita which forms mounds and patchy mats in sandy soil. The leathery leaves are small and rounded to oval, dark green and shiny when mature and red-edged when new. The inflorescences are dense with flowers, which are small, urn-shaped to rounded, and waxy white to very pale pink. The fruit is a shiny, reddish-brown drupe between one half and one centimeter wide.[4] It is a perennial shrub.[3]
See also
- California chaparral and woodlands - (ecoregion)
- California coastal sage and chaparral - (sub-ecoregion)
References
- ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0". https://explorer.natureserve.org/Taxon/ELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.130174/Arctostaphylos_edmundsii.
- ↑ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Arctostaphylos edmundsii" (Online database). Integrated Taxonomic Information Service. https://www.itis.gov/servlet/SingleRpt/SingleRpt?search_topic=TSN&search_value=23482#null. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "Arctostaphylos edmundsii" (Online database). Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 20 November 2008. http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=ARED. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
- ↑ "Jepson Manual treatment for Arctostaphylos edmundsii". Jepson interchange. Regents of the University of California. http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?Arctostaphylos+edmundsii. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos edmundsii
- USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos edmundsii
- Arctostaphylos edmundsii - Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q4787658 entry
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