Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis

San gabriel manzanita, San Gabriel Manzanita, San Gabriel manzanita

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Conservation status: CNPS 1B.2

San gabriel manzanita is a rare (CNPS 1B.2) California native shrub found in the southern Sierra Madre Mountains and San Gabriel Mountains in chaparral on granitic soils at elevations of 950 to 2,000 meters. Flowering from January to April, this plant produces white to pink flowers in drooping clusters with densely hairy bracts. Growing with gnarled branches 1 to 3 meters tall, it features distinctive twigs with sparse short hairs. Its leaves are shiny bright green, wedge-shaped to rounded at the base, becoming glabrous with age. The fruit consists of stones that are fused or divided into two to three distinct units.

Habitat: Chaparral on granitic soils

Bloom period: Jan-Apr

Elevation: 950-2000 m

Bioregions: s SCoRO (Sierra Madre Mtns), SnGb.

California counties: San Bernardino, Los Angeles, Santa Barbara

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