Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. sublaevis

The cedars manzanita, The Cedars Manzanita, Cedars manzanita

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

The cedars manzanita is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native shrub found in southern North Coast Ranges, specifically from The Cedars to Healdsburg in Sonoma County, in serpentine chaparral near the coast at elevations of 300 to 600 meters. Flowering from February to April, this plant produces pale pink to white flowers in small, delicate clusters. Growing with distinctively gnarled branches 1 to 2 meters tall, it develops a characteristic woody structure with twigs covered in short, non-glandular hairs. Its leaves are small, appressed-puberulent with a slightly papillate surface, featuring petioles 4 to 8 millimeters long that attach to stiff, rounded blades.

Habitat: Serpentine chaparral near coast

Bloom period: Feb-Apr

Elevation: 300-600 m

Bioregions: s NCoRO (from The Cedars to Healdsburg, Sonoma Co.).

California counties: Sonoma

Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Jepson eFlora, Cal-IPC, and more.