Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. rosei

Rose's manzanita, Rose's Manzanita

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Rose's manzanita is a California native shrub found in the central coastal region including Lake Merced, San Francisco County, and the Santa Lucia Range in Monterey County, inhabiting chaparral, conifer forest, and coastal bluffs at elevations below 500 meters. Flowering from February to April, this plant produces white to pink urn-shaped flowers in small clusters. Growing as a dense, spreading shrub with smooth reddish-brown bark and twisted branches, it typically reaches 1 to 2 meters in height. Its leathery leaves are dark green, smooth on the underside, and arranged alternately along the branches. The fruit is a distinctive pale brown to reddish berry-like drupe characteristic of manzanita species.

Habitat: Chaparral, conifer forest, coastal bluffs

Bloom period: Feb-Apr

Elevation: < 500 m

Bioregions: CCo (Lake Merced, San Francisco Co. Santa Lucia Range, Monterey Co.).

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