familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos mewukka
subspeciesArctostaphylos mewukka subsp. mewukka
Arctostaphylos mewukka subsp. mewukka
Endemic
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 421.
Plants: burl present; twigs (smooth), usually glabrous, sometimes puberulent. Leaves (spreading); petiole 6–10 mm; blade gray-glaucous, oblong-ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 2–4 cm wide, apex acute. 2n = 52.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Chaparral or along forest edges, often along ridge crests
Elevation: 400-1800 m
Discussion
Subspecies mewukka is found on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada from Butte to Tulare counties.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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coriaceous +
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rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
conic;urceolate +
Calif. +
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bisexual +
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indehiscent +
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multicellular +
absent +
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2-7-branched +
developing +
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connate +
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4-5-carpellate +
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not winged +
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