familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos montana
subspeciesArctostaphylos montana subsp. montana

Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montana

V. Thomas Parker, Michael C. Vasey, Jon E. Keeley
Common names: Mount Tamalpais manzanita
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 436.

Shrubs mound-forming or erect, 0.5–2 m; young twigs densely white-tomentose. Leaf blades orbiculate-elliptic to elliptic, 1–2.5 × 1–1.5 cm. Fruits 6–8 mm diam. 2n = 52.


Phenology: Flowering late spring.
Habitat: Chaparral on upland serpentine barrens
Elevation: 300-800 m

Distribution

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Calif.

Discussion

Subspecies montana is found on and around Mount Tamalpais, Marin County.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Author
V. Thomas Parker +, Michael C. Vasey +  and Jon E. Keeley +
Authority
Eastwood +
Common name
Mount Tamalpais manzanita +
Distribution
Calif. +
Elevation
300-800 m +
Habitat
Chaparral on upland serpentine barrens +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Yevonn Wilson-Ramsey +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Phenology
Flowering late spring. +
Publication title
Proc. Calif. Acad. Sci., ser. +
Publication year
1889 +
Reference
None +
Source xml
https://bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-data-curation/src/2e0870ddd59836b60bcf96646a41e87ea5a5943a/coarse grained fna xml/V8/V8 845.xml +
Synonyms
Arctostaphylos hookeri subsp. montana +  and Arctostaphylos pungens var. montana +
Taxon family
Ericaceae +
Taxon name
Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montana +
Taxon parent
Arctostaphylos montana +
Taxon rank
subspecies +
Volume
Volume 8 +