Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. cushingiana

Cushing manzanita, Cushing Manzanita

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Cushing manzanita is a California native shrub found in the Klamath Ranges, northern Coast Ranges, San Francisco Bay Area, southern Coast Ranges, and Peninsular Ranges in chaparral and conifer forest at elevations of 50 to 1,900 meters. Flowering from January to April, this plant produces white to pink urn-shaped flowers in small clusters. Growing with spreading branches 1 to 3 meters tall, it forms a distinctive multi-stemmed shrub with smooth, reddish bark. Its leaves are smooth, ranging from green to gray-green, with a leathery texture and rounded edges. The plant features densely white-hairy stems, flower clusters, and young growth, giving it a soft, silvery appearance in its native habitats.

Habitat: Chaparral, conifer forest

Bloom period: Jan-Apr

Elevation: 50-1900 m

Bioregions: KR, NCoR, SnFrB, SCoR, PR

California counties: San Luis Obispo, Monterey, Los Angeles, Napa, Santa Barbara, San Diego, Marin, Mendocino, Sonoma, Ventura, Riverside, Humboldt, Solano, Lake, Del Norte, Santa Clara, Contra Costa, Santa Cruz

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