Arctostaphylos canescens
Distribution
Arctostaphylos canescens is native to the coastal mountain ranges of southwestern Oregon and northern California, where it grows in forest and chaparral plant communities.
Description
The Arctostaphylos canescens is a shrub varying in shape from short and matted to spreading up to {{convert|2|m|ft|sp=us}} in height. Smaller branches and twigs are hairy to woolly. The smooth-edged leaves are oval in shape and pointed at the tip, woolly to rough and waxy, and up to 5 centimeters long.
The plant blooms in dense inflorescences of whitish, urn-shaped manzanita flowers which are woolly inside. The fruit is a hairy drupe 0.5 to 1 centimeter wide.
External links
- {{Commons category-inline|Arctostaphylos canescens|Arctostaphylos canescens}}
- {{Wikispecies-inline|Arctostaphylos canescens|Arctostaphylos canescens}}
- [https://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/eflora/eflora_display.php?tid=13909 Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos canescens]
- [https://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARCA5 USDA Plants Profile; Arctostaphylos canescens]
- [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Arctostaphylos+canescens Arctostaphylos canescens - Photo gallery]
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Category:Flora of the Klamath Mountains
Category:Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
Category:Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
Category:Natural history of the San Francisco Bay Area
Category:Plants described in 1897
Category:Flora without expected TNC conservation status
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