Biology:Arctostaphylos nevadensis
| Arctostaphylos nevadensis | |
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| Wenatchee Mountains | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. nevadensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos nevadensis A.Gray
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Arctostaphylos nevadensis, with the common name pinemat manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
Distribution
Arctostaphylos nevadensis is native to western North America from Washington to California , where it grows in the coniferous forests of the inland and coastal mountain ranges. It is a dominant shrub in the mountain understory chaparral in many areas.
Description
Arctostaphylos nevadensis is a short, spreading shrub forming mats, tangles, or mounds less than half a meter tall. The larger branches have dull red bark and the twigs are generally woolly. Leaves are bright green and shiny, with few hairs especially along the edges. They measure 1 to 3 centimeters in length. The shrub blooms in spherical clusters of urn-shaped whitish manzanita flowers. The fruit is a spherical drupe about 7 millimeters wide.
Cultivation
This species is cultivated as a chaparral landscaping plant and it is used to stabilize soil against erosion on mountain slopes.[1]
See also
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Arctostaphylos nevadensis. |
- California chaparral and woodlands
References
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos nevadensis
- USDA Plants Profile; Arctostaphylos nevadensis
- Arctostaphylos nevadensis - Photo gallery
Wikidata ☰ Q4787681 entry
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