Arctostaphylos malloryi is a species of manzanita known by the common name Mallory's manzanita. It is endemic to California.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. malloryi
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Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos malloryi (W. Knight & Gankin) P.V. Wells
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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
editArctostaphylos 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
edit- ^ "NatureServe Explorer - Arctostaphylos malloryi". NatureServe Explorer Arctostaphylos malloryi. NatureServe. 2022-05-30. Retrieved 30 May 2022.
External links
edit- Media related to Arctostaphylos malloryi at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Arctostaphylos malloryi at Wikispecies
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery