Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. wieslanderi

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Wieslander's manzanita is a native shrub found in northern California's Shasta and Tehama counties within chaparral and conifer forest ecosystems at elevations of 300 to 1,500 meters. Flowering from February to May, this plant produces pale pink to white urn-shaped flowers clustered in small dense groups. Growing with glandular-hairy twigs and branches that form a distinctive rounded shape, the shrub reaches heights of approximately 1 to 3 meters. Its dull green leaves are scabrous and glandular-hairy, providing a rough textural appearance that helps distinguish this distinctive manzanita subspecies. The smooth, glabrous fruit contains stones that may be partially or completely fused, a unique characteristic of this particular manzanita variety.

Habitat: Chaparral, conifer forest

Bloom period: Feb-May

Elevation: 300-1500 m

Bioregions: NCoRH, CaRF (Shasta, Tehama cos.).

California counties: Shasta, Tehama, Butte, Colusa, Mendocino

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