familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos crustacea
Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. eastwoodiana
Madroño 54: 152. 2007,.
Basionym: Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. eastwoodiana P. V. Wells Madroño 19: 197. 1968
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 441.
Twigs short-hairy (without longer hairs). Leaf blade surfaces glabrous abaxially. Immature inflorescence axes glabrous or hairy, sometimes glandular (not densely glandular-hairy). Ovaries glabrous.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Maritime chaparral and closed-cone conifer forests on siliceous shales
Elevation: 100-200 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies eastwoodiana is found in the La Purisima Hills, Santa Barbara County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.