Biology:Arctostaphylos gabrielensis
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Short description: Species of flowering plant
San Gabriel manzanita | |
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Critically Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. gabrielensis
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Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos gabrielensis P.V.Wells
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Arctostaphylos gabrielensis, known by the common name San Gabriel manzanita, is a species of manzanita. It is endemic to one small area in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California.
It is a member of the California montane chaparral and woodlands plant community.
Description
This is a shrub growing to heights between one and two meters. It has an erect form with a large, spherical burl. Leaves are bright green, shiny, and mostly hairless. They are 2 to 4 centimeters long with smooth edges. The shrub blooms in dense inflorescences of urn-shaped manzanita flowers. The fruit is a rounded red drupe up to 14 millimeters wide.
See also
- California chaparral and woodlands
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Arctostaphylos gabrielensis
- USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos gabrielensis
- Arctostaphylos gabrielensis — U.C. Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q4787661 entry