Biology:Arctostaphylos pechoensis
| Arctostaphylos pechoensis | |
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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. pechoensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos pechoensis (Dudley ex Abrams) Dudley ex Munz
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Arctostaphylos pechoensis is a species of manzanita known by the common name Pecho manzanita. It is endemic to California , where it is known only from the Pecho Hills southwest of San Luis Obispo in San Luis Obispo County, California.
It is a plant of the chaparral and coastal coniferous forest.
Description
This is a large shrub, generally growing at least 2 meters tall and known to exceed five meters in height. Its smaller branches are woolly with long white bristles. The dense foliage of leaves are oval-shaped, smooth, toothed, or jagged along the edges, and overlapping. The inflorescence is a cluster of cone-shaped manzanita flowers, each about 7 millimeters long. The fruit is a hairless or nearly hairless red drupe about a centimeter wide.
References
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4787692 entry
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