familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos manzanita
subspeciesArctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans
Madroño 19: 201. 1968 ,.
Common names: Konocti manzanita
Endemic
Basionym: Arctostaphylos elegans Jepson Erythea 1: 15. 1893
Plants killed by fire; burl absent; twigs glabrous or sparsely short-hairy. Leaf-blades dull green, not glaucous. Inflorescences: axis 1 mm diam. Ovaries glandular-hairy. Fruits glandular-hairy. Stones often connate into single sphere, sometimes distinct.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Chaparral, upper foothill woodlands
Elevation: 600-1400 m
Discussion
Subspecies elegans is found at higher elevations, usually in rocky volcanic soils, in the interior, southern North Coast Range.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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absent +
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persistent +
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rounded;more or less cuneate +
bright green +
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oblong-ovate;obovate +
coriaceous +
leaflike +
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appressed +
much shorter +
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spreading +
apart +
clustered +
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prominent +
globose +
Konocti manzanita +
aromatic +
absent +
white +
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absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
conic;urceolate +
Calif. +
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fusiform +
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bisexual +
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glandular-hairy +
depressed-globose +
multicellular +
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3-7-branched +
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5-20(-50)-flowered +
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cauline +
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plane +
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fascicles +
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Endemic +
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Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans +
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