Arctostaphylos purissima
| Arctostaphylos purissima | |
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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. purissima
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos purissima P.V.Wells
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Arctostaphylos purissima is a species of manzanita known by the common name La Purisima manzanita.
Distribution[]
The plant is endemic to western Santa Barbara County, California, including in the Santa Ynez Mountains and near Lompoc and the location of Mission La Purísima Concepción.
It is a plant of the Coastal sage scrub chaparral habitats, on sandstone soils.
Description[]
Arctostaphylos purissima is a shrub reaching at least 1 metre (3.3 ft) in height, and known to exceed 4 metres (13 ft) tall. It varies in shape from low and spreading to tall and erect.
It is coated in long, white bristles and a dense foliage of shiny, hairless green leaves. Each leaf is round to oval in shape and smooth along the edges, and up to 2.5 centimeters long.
The inflorescence is a hanging cluster of spherical to urn-shaped manzanita flowers each about half a centimeter long.
The fruit is a hairless drupe between one half and one centimeter wide.
External links[]
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos purissima
- USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos purissima
- Arctostaphylos purissima - Photo gallery
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- Arctostaphylos
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of Santa Barbara County, California
- Natural history of the Transverse Ranges
- Santa Ynez Mountains
- Plants described in 1968
- Ericaceae stubs