Arctostaphylos pumila
Species of flowering plant
Arctostaphylos pumila | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. pumila |
Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos pumila Nutt. |
Arctostaphylos pumila, with the common name sandmat manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
Description
Arctostaphylos pumila is a petite, low-lying manzanita which forms flat bushes and patchy, creeping mats in sandy soil. The bark is reddish and tends not to shred. The leaves are small and mainly oval-shaped, dark green on the upper surface and grayish and fuzzy beneath. The flowers appear in sparse inflorescences and are white to very pale pink. The fruit is a round brownish drupe about half a centimeter wide.
Distribution
The Arctostaphylos pumila shrub is endemic to California where it grows on the coastline near Monterey and the Monterey Bay.
See also
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
External links
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery
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Extant Arbutoideae subfamily species
- Arctous alpina
- Arctous rubra
- Comarostaphylis arbutoides
- Comarostaphylis discolor
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia
- Comarostaphylis glaucescens
- Comarostaphylis lanata
- Comarostaphylis longifolia
- Comarostaphylis mucronata
- Comarostaphylis polifolia
- Comarostaphylis sharpii
- Comarostaphylis spinulosa
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