familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos tomentosa
Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. bracteosa
J. Elisha Mitchell Sci. Soc. 56: 57. 1940,.
EndemicConservation concern
Basionym: Andromeda bracteosa de Candolle in A. P. de Candolle and A. L. P. P. de Candolle, Prodr. 7: 607. 1839
Synonyms: Arctostaphylos bracteosa (de Candolle) Abrams Arctostaphylos tomentosa var. trichoclada (de Candolle) Munz
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 440.
Twigs densely glandular-hairy. Leaf-blades sparsely glandular-hairy, papillate, scabrous, or ± glabrous abaxially. Inflorescences densely glandular-hairy.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Maritime chaparral in stabilized dunes or on coastal uplands
Elevation: 0-300 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies bracteosa is found around southern Monterey Bay in the outer Central Coast Range; it often occurs in mixed stands with subsp. tomentosa.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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absent +
hypogynous +
dehiscent +
inverted +
acute +
short-hairy +
not furrowed +
persistent +
flaky +
exfoliating +
truncate;more or less lobed +
oblong-ovate;oblong-lanceolate +
coriaceous +
leaflike +
persistent +
not appressed +
much shorter +
lanceolate +
absent +
apart +
clustered +
spread +
absent +
aromatic +
absent +
white +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
conic;urceolate +
Calif. +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
stonelike +
stony +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
radial +
distinct +
dilated +
symmetric +
pendulous +
bisexual +
drupaceous +
indehiscent +
depressed-globose +
multicellular +
long +
absent +
absent +
immature +
pendent +
glandular-hairy +
2-8-branched +
developing +
5-20(-50)-flowered +
developing +
papillate +
bifacial +
persistent +
cauline +
much shorter +
scabrous +
papillate +
toothed +
revolute +
absent +
furrowed +
2-10-locular +
axile +
superior +
white-hairy +
lobed +
anatropous +
fascicles +
hypogynous +
absent +
white;pink +
connate +
absent +
reduced +
not sticky +
absent +
4-5-carpellate +
solid +
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not winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
1;10 +
globose +
persistent +
distinct +
absent +
connate +
single +
included +
persistent +
older +
capitate +
5-lobed +
absent +
distinct +
hollow +
straight +
declinate +
rolled +
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thin +
glandular-hairy +