Biology:Arctostaphylos pumila

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Short description: Species of flowering plant

Arctostaphylos pumila
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Critically Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
A. pumila
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos pumila

Arctostaphylos pumila, with the common name sandmat manzanita, is a species of manzanita.

Description

Arctostaphylos pumila is a petite, low-lying manzanita which forms flat bushes and patchy, creeping mats in sandy soil. The bark is reddish and tends not to shred. The leaves are small and mainly oval-shaped, dark green on the upper surface and grayish and fuzzy beneath. The flowers appear in sparse inflorescences and are white to very pale pink. The fruit is a round brownish drupe about half a centimeter wide.

Distribution

The Arctostaphylos pumila shrub is endemic to California where it grows on the coastline near Monterey and the Monterey Bay.

See also

  • California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q4787696 entry