familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos nummularia
Arctostaphylos nummularia subsp. nummularia
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Plants erect, not mound-forming, 0.5–5 m; bark on older stems gray, shredded. Leaves: petiole 1–3 mm; blade orbiculate to orbiculate-ovate, 1–2.2 × 0.8–1.8 cm, base truncate to ± lobed. 2n = 26.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Maritime chaparral, closed-cone conifer forests
Elevation: 100-400 m
Discussion
Of conservation concern.
Subspecies nummularia is known from northern Sonoma County to Mendocino County.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
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