Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. bakeri

Baker's manzanita, Baker's Manzanita, Baker's manzanita

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.1

Baker's manzanita is a rare (CNPS 1B.1) California native shrub found in southern North Coast Ranges (south of Guerneville in central Sonoma County) in serpentine chaparral near the coast at elevations of 75 to 300 meters. Flowering from February to April, this plant produces pale pink to white urn-shaped flowers in small clusters. Growing with distinctive reddish bark and glandular-hairy twigs 30 to 100 centimeters tall, it forms a compact, rounded shrub. Its leaves have short petioles 3 to 6 millimeters long, with blades that are glandular-hairy and slightly rough to the touch, creating a scabrous texture. The plant's distinctive glandular hairs and serpentine habitat make it a unique component of coastal chaparral ecosystems.

Habitat: Serpentine chaparral near coast

Bloom period: Feb-Apr

Elevation: 75-300 m

Bioregions: s NCoRO (s of Guerneville, central Sonoma Co.).

California counties: Sonoma, San Mateo, Humboldt

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