Arctostaphylos montana

Arctostaphylos montana
Conservation status
Endangered  (ESA) [1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. montana
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos montana Eastw.
Synonyms
Arctostaphylos hookeri subsp. montanaEastw. Arctostaphylos pungens subsp. montana(Eastw.) Roof Arctostaphylos pungens var. montana(Eastw.) Munz Uva-ursi montana(Eastw.) A.Heller

Arctostaphylos montana is a species of manzanita. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay area where it has been found on Mount Tamalpais and at the Presidio of San Francisco.

Taxonomy

Arctostaphylos montana has two subspecies, both of which were formerly considered as a subspecies of Hooker's manzanita until reclassified following modern genetic analysis and comparisons. ^[2]

• Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montanaEastw. - Mt. Tamalpais manzanita - native to Mount Tamalpais
• Arctostaphylos montana subsp. ravenii(P.V.Wells) V.T.Parker, M.C.Vasey & J.E.Keeley - Presidio manzanita - one single plant and a few clones exist at the Presidio of San Francisco. Federally listed as an endangered subspecies of the United States. ^[3]

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References

1. "Pallid Manzanita". wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
2. Parker, V. Thomas; Vasey, Michael C.; Keeley, Jon E. (2007). "Taxonomic Revisions in the Genus Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae)". Madroño. 54 (2): 148–155. doi:10.3120/0024-9637(2007)54[148:TRITGA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR   41425696. S2CID   43442173.
3. "Arctostaphylos montana ssp. ravenii Calflora". calflora.org. Retrieved 13 October 2018.

External links

• Data related to Arctostaphylos montana at Wikispecies
• Jepson Manual Treatment of Arctostaphylos montana
• Jepson Manual Treatment of Presidio manzanita
• Jepson Manual Treatment of Mt. Tamalpais manzanita