Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. adamsii

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Adams manzanita is a California native shrub found in the southwestern California mountains excluding the Channel Islands in chaparral and conifer forest at elevations of 1,500 to 2,200 meters. Flowering from January to April, this plant produces white to pink urn-shaped flowers in clusters. Growing with erect branches 1 to 2 meters tall, it has distinctively smooth, reddish bark and twigs sparsely covered in short, non-glandular hairs. Its leaves are glabrous with a striking white-glaucous appearance, featuring rounded to occasionally lobed bases that give the foliage a distinctive bluish-white coloration. The plant's dense, white-hairy inflorescence and bracts contribute to its unique botanical character.

Habitat: Chaparral, conifer forest

Bloom period: Jan-Apr

Elevation: 1500-2200 m

Bioregions: SW (exc ChI)

California counties: San Bernardino, San Diego, Riverside, Los Angeles, San Francisco

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