familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos glandulosa
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa
Illustrated
Synonyms: Arctostaphylos glandulosa var. australis Adams Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. zacaensis Arctostaphylos glandulosa var. zacaensis (Eastwood) Adams ex McMinn Arctostaphylos intricata Arctostaphylos intricata var. oblongifolia (Howell) Munz Arctostaphylos nitens Arctostaphylos zacaensis
Twigs glandular-hairy, sometimes short-hairy proximally. Leaf blades green to gray-green, base cuneate to rounded, surfaces papillate, scabrous, or smooth, glandular-puberulent or sparsely puberulent. Inflorescences: immature inflorescence axis densely white-hairy and usually glandular-hairy; bracts densely white-hairy and usually glandular-hairy. Pedicels densely white-hairy and usually glandular-hairy. Ovaries densely white-hairy and usually glandular-hairy. Fruits slightly depressed-globose. Stones distinct. 2n = 52.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Chaparral, often on steep, rocky slopes
Elevation: 300-1900 m
Distribution
Calif., Oreg., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Subspecies glandulosa is found from southwestern Oregon through the Coast, Transverse, and Peninsular ranges of California, into the mountains of northern Baja California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.