Arctostaphylos malloryi

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Arctostaphylos malloryi
Status TNC G3.svg
Vulnerable  (NatureServe) [1]
Scientific classification OOjs UI icon edit-ltr.svg
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
A. malloryi
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos malloryi
(W. Knight & Gankin) P.V. Wells

Arctostaphylos malloryi is a species of manzanita known by the common name Mallory's manzanita. It is endemic to California.

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The plant is native to the Inner North Coast Ranges west and northwest of the Sacramento Valley. It is a resident of the chaparral plant community, often on volcanic soils.

Description

Arctostaphylos malloryi is a short erect shrub which may exceed one meter in height. Its branches are woolly, glandular, and bristly. The leaves may be woolly to waxy and nearly hairless. They are rounded to oval in shape and 2 to 3 centimeters long.

The bristly inflorescence is a cluster of urn-shaped manzanita flowers which are hairy inside. The fruit is a drupe just under a centimeter wide which is hairy when new and becomes hairless as it ripens.

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer - Arctostaphylos malloryi". NatureServe Explorer Arctostaphylos malloryi. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
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