Arctostaphylos stanfordiana subsp. stanfordiana

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Stanford manzanita is a California native shrub found in northern coastal California regions including central Coast Ranges and inner North Coast Ranges in chaparral habitat at elevations of 150 to 1,000 meters. Flowering from February to April, this plant produces pale pink to white urn-shaped flowers in small clusters. Growing erectly to 1 to 3 meters tall with smooth, glossy stems that become grayish-brown with age, it forms a distinctive upright shrub shape. Its leathery green leaves are glabrous with petioles 8 to 12 millimeters long, arranged alternately along the branches. The shrub develops smooth, reddish bark that peels with age, creating a characteristic manzanita appearance.

Habitat: Chaparral

Bloom period: Feb-Apr

Elevation: 150-1000 m

Bioregions: NCoRO, c&amps NCoRI.

California counties: Napa, Sonoma, Monterey, Contra Costa, Trinity, Lake, Mendocino

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