Description ²

Arctostaphylos is famous for its red peeling bark and sinuous twisting branches. This Manzanita is variable in stature. Some individuals growing in forests can become 2 meters tall. Other individuals growing in rocky exposed sites form prostrate, ground-hugging shrubs as low as 15 centimeters (less than a foot) tall. The white flowers are produced in late winter, long before the appearance of other spring wildflowers. The urn-shaped, pendant flowers are visited by bees that remove pollen from the apical-pored anthers by a vibratory buzzing mechanism.

Distribution (circa 2001) ³

Rocky sites, woodlands, and coniferous forests from the North Coast and Outer North Coast Ranges to the San Francisco Bay Area; < 600 m.

Fuentes y créditos

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2. Adaptado por casbotany del trabajo de (c) Wikipedia, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ericaceae
3. (c) casbotany, algunos derechos reservados (CC BY-SA)

Más información

• NaturaLista página del taxón
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos

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