Arctostaphylos pumila
Arctostaphylos pumila | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. pumila
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Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos pumila |
Arctostaphylos pumila, with the common name sandmat manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
Description[]
Arctostaphylos pumila is a petite, low-lying manzanita which forms flat bushes and patchy, creeping mats in sandy soil. The bark is reddish and tends not to shred. The leaves are small and mainly oval-shaped, dark green on the upper surface and grayish and fuzzy beneath. The flowers appear in sparse inflorescences and are white to very pale pink. The fruit is a round brownish drupe about half a centimeter wide.
Distribution[]
The Arctostaphylos pumila shrub is endemic to California where it grows on the coastline near Monterey and the Monterey Bay.
See also[]
- California coastal sage and chaparral ecoregion
External links[]
Categories:
- Arctostaphylos
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of Monterey County, California
- Ericaceae stubs