Arctostaphylos tomentosa subsp. bracteosa

Family: Ericaceae · Type: shrub · Native

Arctostaphylos tomentosa subspecies bracteosa is a California native shrub found in central Coast Ranges, including Jacks Peak and Fort Ord in Monterey County, in chaparral and closed-cone conifer forest at elevations of 10 to 300 meters. Flowering from December to March, this plant produces white to pink urn-shaped flowers in small clusters. Growing as a dense shrub 1 to 2 meters tall with twigs densely covered in glandular bristles, it develops a characteristic woody structure. Its leathery leaves are distinctively scabrous with sparse glandular hairs on the undersurface, creating a textured appearance. The shrub forms part of the diverse chaparral ecosystem with its rugged, adapted growth form.

Habitat: Chaparral, closed-cone conifer forest

Bloom period: Dec-Mar

Elevation: 10-300 m

Bioregions: c CCo (Jacks Peak and Fort Ord, Monterey Co.), SCoRO.

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