Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. glaucescens

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Manzanita is a California native shrub found in the central North Coast Ranges in chaparral and conifer forest at elevations of 150 to 600 meters. Flowering from February to May, this plant produces pink to white urn-shaped flowers in small branching clusters. Growing with grayish-green twigs that are glabrous to sparsely glandular-hairy, it forms a distinctive shrub with smooth bark and spreading branches. Its leaves are pale gray-green, glabrous or slightly rough, creating a soft, muted appearance across the plant's structure. The fruit develops with stones that can be variably fused or free, adding to the plant's botanical complexity.

Habitat: Chaparral, conifer forest

Bloom period: Feb-May

Elevation: 150-600 m

Bioregions: c&amps NCoRO.

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