Biology:Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans

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Short description: Subspecies of flowering plant

Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans (Konocti manzanita) (7087849435).jpg
Scientific classification edit
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
Subspecies:
A. m. subsp. elegans
Trinomial name
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans
(Jeps.) P.V.Wells
Synonyms
  • Arctostaphylos elegans Jeps.[1]
  • Arctostaphylos manzanita var. elegans (Jeps.) L.D.Benson
  • Arctostaphylos pungens subsp. elegans (Jeps.) Roof
  • Uva-ursi elegans (Jeps.) A. Heller[2]

Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans, also known as the Konocti manzanita, is a subspecies of the Common manzanita. It is endemic to California .[3] It was originally described at the rank of species as Arctostaphylos elegans in 1893 by Willis Linn Jepson. It was reduced to a subspecies of Arctostaphylos manzanita by Philipp Vincent Wells in 1968.[4]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q4787672 entry