Arctostaphylos obispoensis explained
Arctostaphylos obispoensis is a species of manzanita, known by the common names bishop manzanita and serpentine manzanita, endemic to California.[1]
Distribution
The plant is endemic to the southern Santa Lucia Mountains, in the Central Coast region of California.[1] It is found primarily in San Luis Obispo County, and extends into southern Monterey County.[1] [2]
It grows in chaparral and closed-cone pine forest habitats, usually on serpentine soil. It is found at elevations of 60m-950mm (200feet-3,120feetm).[3]
- ConservationIt is protected within the Cuesta Ridge Botanical Special Interest Area of the Los Padres National Forest, growing in the endemic Sargent cypress (Cupressus sargentii) forest.[4] The species is listed on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants as a rare but not currently endangered species.[5]
Description
Arctostaphylos obispoensis is an upright shrub or multi-trunked tree growing to 1m-4mm (03feet-13feetm) in height.[1] [3]
The small branches and newer leaves are woolly. The mature leaves are glaucous-gray, hairless, and oblong (northern range) to widely lance-shaped (southern range), and up to 4.5 centimeters long.[3]
The inflorescence is a dense cluster of white urn-shaped and downward facing "manzanita" flowers.
The red fruit is a round waxy drupe, NaNmm in diameter.[3]
See also
External links
Notes and References
- "Field Guide to Manzanitas," Michael Kauffmann, Tom Parker, & Michael Vasey, Backcountry Press, 2015,, page 98.
- http://www.calflora.org/entry/dgrid.html?crn=590 Calflora: Distribution map
- https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=13958 Jepson
- http://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/regions/Pacific_Southwest/CuestaRidge/index.shtml Los Padres National Forest: Cuesta Ridge Botanical Special Interest Area
- http://www.rareplants.cnps.org/detail/30.html CNPS, Rare Plant Program. 2016. Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants (online edition, v8-02). California Native Plant Society, Sacramento, CA. — Arctostaphylos obispoensis
