familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos glandulosa
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. cushingiana
Madroño 54: 59. 2007,.
Common names: Cushing’s manzanita
Basionym: Arctostaphylos cushingiana Eastwood Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 75. 1933
Synonyms: Arctostaphylos glandulosa var. cushingiana (Eastwood) Adams ex McMinn
Twigs sparsely short-hairy, not glandular-hairy. Leaf blades green or gray-green, base cuneate to rounded, surfaces smooth, glabrous or sparsely puberulent. Inflorescences: immature inflorescence axis densely white-hairy; bracts densely white-hairy. Pedicels densely white-hairy. Ovaries densely white-hairy. Fruits slightly flattened depressed-globose. Stones usually distinct.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Pure and mixed chaparral
Elevation: 300-1900 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Subspecies cushingiana is widespread in mixed populations with subsp. glandulosa from Humboldt County in the North Coast Range south to the Peninsular Range, and extending into northern Baja California.
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Lower Taxa
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