hoary manzanita

Arctostaphylos canescens ssp. canescens

Member of hoary manzanita (Arctostaphylos canescens)
bearberries and manzanitas (genus Arctostaphylos)
heath family (family Ericaceae)
dicots (class Magnoliopsida)
pale purple, pink in flowering plants

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• young leaves gray-canescent, glabrous with age
• leaf base rounded to wedge-shaped, not clasping
• corolla pink or white
• ovarly glandular or nonglandular-hairy
• uncommon
• Mt. Tam, Sierra Azul, and Mt. Madonna

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Chris’s observations: 2 (all are research grade)

Locations:

• Mt. Madonna SP: 2

Months:

• Jan.: 1
• Feb.: 0
• Mar.: 0
• Apr.: 0
• May: 1

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

Bay Area species: iNaturalist – Calflora