Arctostaphylos_mewukka

<i>Arctostaphylos mewukka</i>

Arctostaphylos mewukka

Species of flowering plant

Arctostaphylos mewukka is a species of manzanita known by the common name Indian manzanita.

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Description

Arctostaphylos mewukka is a mostly hairless shrub growing to heights between 1 and 4 meters, with or without a burl at the base. Leaves are variable in shape, from nearly round to widely lance-shaped, up to 7 centimeters long, and dull, smooth, and sometimes waxy in texture. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of urn-shaped manzanita flowers. The fruit is a dark reddish-brown spherical drupe up to 1.6 centimeters wide.[1]

Distribution and habitat

Arctostaphylos mewukka is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in the mountain chaparral in the temperate coniferous forests of the range.

References

  1. [1]
    "Arctostaphylos mewukka in Flora of North America @ efloras.org". www.efloras.org.


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