familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos mewukka
subspeciesArctostaphylos mewukka subsp. mewukka
Arctostaphylos mewukka subsp. mewukka
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 421.
Revision as of 20:30, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Plants: burl present; twigs (smooth), usually glabrous, sometimes puberulent. Leaves (spreading); petiole 6–10 mm; blade gray-glaucous, oblong-ovate to lanceolate-ovate, 2–4 cm wide, apex acute. 2n = 52.
Phenology: Flowering late spring–early summer.
Habitat: Chaparral or along forest edges, often along ridge crests
Elevation: 400-1800 m
Discussion
Subspecies mewukka is found on the western slopes of the Sierra Nevada from Butte to Tulare counties.
Selected References
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Lower Taxa
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