Arctostaphylos montereyensis
| Arctostaphylos montereyensis | |
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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. montereyensis
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| Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover
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Arctostaphylos montereyensis is a species of manzanita known by the common names Monterey manzanita and Toro manzanita. It is endemic to Monterey County, California, where it is known from only a few occurrences around Fort Ord and Toro County Park near Salinas.[1] It is a plant of maritime chaparral on sandy soils.
Description[]
This is a shrub reaching a maximum height between one and two meters, with bristly, glandular twigs. The dark green leaves are rough, bristly, and smooth-edged, sometimes with a waxy texture. They are 2 to 3 centimeters long and round to oval in shape. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of urn-shaped flowers, and the fruit is a bristly, glandular drupe about a centimeter wide.
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- Arctostaphylos
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of Monterey County, California
- Plants described in 1964
- Ericaceae stubs