Biology:Comarostaphylis

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Short description: Genus of flowering plants

Comarostaphylis
Comarostaphylisdiversifolia.jpg
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Subfamily: Arbutoideae
Genus: Comarostaphylis
Zucc.
Species

About 10, see text.

Comarostaphylis is a genus of shrubs in the heath family native to the Americas from California in the United States to Panama. These are hairy, glandular shrubs to small trees with shreddy bark, often quite similar to their close relatives, the manzanitas.

Species:

  • Comarostaphylis arbutoides
  • Comarostaphylis discolor syn C. arguta
  • Comarostaphylis diversifolia
  • Comarostaphylis glaucescens
  • Comarostaphylis lanata
  • Comarostaphylis longifolia
  • Comarostaphylis mucronata
  • Comarostaphylis polifolia
  • Comarostaphylis sharpii
  • Comarostaphylis spinulosa

References

External links


Wikidata ☰ Q1938824 entry