familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos glandulosa
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. leucophylla
Madroño 54: 58. 2007,.
Revision as of 20:30, 24 September 2019 by FNA>Volume Importer
Twigs glandular-hairy. Leaf blades strongly white-glaucous, base rounded, sometimes ± lobed to truncate, surfaces scabrous, finely glandular-hairy or sparsely puberulent. Inflorescences: immature inflorescence axis densely white-hairy, eglandular; bracts densely white-hairy, eglandular. Pedicels densely white-hairy. Ovaries densely white-hairy. Fruits slightly depressed-globose. Stones distinct.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: interior chaparral on gabbroic soils
Elevation: 200-1200 m
Distribution
Calif., Mexico (Baja California).
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies leucophylla occurs from the Peninsular Range of California southward to northern Baja California.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.