Arctostaphylos gabrielensis
| San Gabriel manzanita | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. gabrielensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos gabrielensis | |
Arctostaphylos gabrielensis, known by the common name San Gabriel manzanita, is a species of manzanita. It is endemic to one small area in the San Gabriel Mountains of Los Angeles County, California.
It is a member of the California montane chaparral and woodlands plant community.
Description[]
This is a shrub growing to heights between one and two meters. It has an erect form with a large, spherical burl. Leaves are bright green, shiny, and mostly hairless. They are 2 to 4 centimeters long with smooth edges. The shrub blooms in dense inflorescences of urn-shaped manzanita flowers. The fruit is a rounded red drupe up to 14 millimeters wide.
See also[]
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment — Arctostaphylos gabrielensis
- USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos gabrielensis
- Arctostaphylos gabrielensis — U.C. Photo gallery
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Categories:
- NatureServe critically imperiled species
- Arctostaphylos
- Endemic flora of California
- San Gabriel Mountains
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Natural history of Los Angeles County, California
- Plants described in 1992
- Critically endangered flora of California
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