Arctostaphylos andersonii

Arctostaphylos andersonii

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Eudicots
(unranked):	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. andersonii
Binomial name
*Arctostaphylos andersonii* A.Gray

Arctostaphylos andersonii, the Santa Cruz manzanita, is a species of Arctostaphylos, limited in geography to the Santa Cruz Mountains of California. It grows in openings in redwood forest below 700 m.

Description

Arctostaphylos andersonii is a woody shrub 2-5 m high, which can resemble a small tree. The 4-7 cm smooth leaf blades have serrated edges and deeply lobed bases. It flowers February through May. The fruit is small (2-8 mm) and sticky.

The Santa Cruz Manzanita has no basal burl for regrowth and must propagate by seed.

Some populations closer to the Bonny Doon region are highly glaucous (the leaves produce a white, powdery substance on the surface) whereas others are not.

This species is often confused with A. regismontana, A. pallida, and A. pajaroensis, but can be easily identified by geography.

References

W. L. Jepson. 1951. A Manual of the Flowering Plants of California, p. 750.

External links

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Extant Arbutoideae species

Arbutus

Arctostaphylos

Subgenus Micrococcus

Section Micrococcus	Arctostaphylos mendocinoensis Arctostaphylos myrtifolia Arctostaphylos nissenana Arctostaphylos nummularia

Subgenus Arctostaphylos

Section Arctostaphylos	Arctostaphylos bakeri Arctostaphylos densiflora Arctostaphylos edmundsii Arctostaphylos franciscana Arctostaphylos gabrielensis Arctostaphylos glauca Arctostaphylos hispidula Arctostaphylos hookeri Arctostaphylos insularis Arctostaphylos klamathensis Arctostaphylos manzanita Arctostaphylos mewukka Arctostaphylos nevadensis Arctostaphylos parryana Arctostaphylos patula Arctostaphylos pumila Arctostaphylos pungens Arctostaphylos rudis Arctostaphylos stanfordiana Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arctostaphylos viscida

Section Foliobracteata	Arctostaphylos andersonii Arctostaphylos auriculata Arctostaphylos canescens Arctostaphylos catalinae Arctostaphylos columbiana Arctostaphylos confertiflora Arctostaphylos cruzensis Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glutinosa Arctostaphylos hooveri Arctostaphylos imbricata Arctostaphylos luciana Arctostaphylos malloryi Arctostaphylos montaraensis Arctostaphylos montereyensis Arctostaphylos morroensis Arctostaphylos nortensis Arctostaphylos obispoensis Arctostaphylos osoensis Arctostaphylos otayensis Arctostaphylos pajaroensis Arctostaphylos pallida Arctostaphylos pechoensis Arctostaphylos pilosula Arctostaphylos purissima Arctostaphylos refugioensis Arctostaphylos regismontana Arctostaphylos silvicola Arctostaphylos tomentosa Arctostaphylos virgata Arctostaphylos viridissima Arctostaphylos wellsii

Section Pictobracteata	Arctostaphylos pringlei

Unassigned

Arctous

Arctous alpina
Arctous rubra

Comarostaphylis

Comarostaphylis arbutoides
Comarostaphylis discolor
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Comarostaphylis glaucescens
Comarostaphylis lanata
Comarostaphylis longifolia
Comarostaphylis mucronata
Comarostaphylis polifolia
Comarostaphylis sharpii
Comarostaphylis spinulosa

Ornithostaphylos

Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia

Xylococcus

Xylococcus bicolor

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