glossyleaf manzanita

Arctostaphylos sensitiva

Member of bearberries and manzanitas (genus Arctostaphylos)
heath family (family Ericaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
white in flowering plants

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• plant erect, 1–2 m
• old stem bark smooth, ± red
• flower parts in fours
• leaf shiny, glabrous with hairy midvein
• adaxially dark green
• abaxially light green
• common in outer coastal range

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Chris’s observations: 1 (none are research grade)

Locations:

• UCSC Campus Natural Reserve

Months:

• May: 1

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Taxon info: iNaturalist – Calflora – CalPhotos – Jepson eFlora – FNA

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora