big berry manzanita

Arctostaphylos glauca

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

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• erect shrub or small tree, 1–8 m
• inflorescence a panicle, 4–8-branched
• leaf white-glaucous, dull, glabrous
• common
• mostly SE of highway 17 in the Santa Cruz Range, with significant eastern pockets at Mt. Diablo, Grant, and Coe

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Chris’s observations: 34 (33 are research grade)

Locations:

• Henry Coe SP: 8
• Almaden Quicksilver CP: 6
• Rancho Cañada del Oro OSP: 5
• Santa Teresa CP: 5
• Calero CP: 3
• Lexington Reservoir CP: 3
• Sierra Azul OSP: 3
• Pinnacles NP

Months:

• Oct.: 1
• Nov.: 3
• Dec.: 5
• Jan.: 4
• Feb.: 4
• Mar.: 1
• Apr.: 6
• May: 6
• Jun.: 4

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora