Santa Catalina Island manzanita | |
---|---|
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. catalinae
|
Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos catalinae P.V. Wells
|
Arctostaphylos catalinae, known by the common name Santa Catalina Island manzanita, is a species of manzanita native to Southern California.
The plant is endemic to Santa Catalina Island, one of the southern Channel Islands of California. [1]
The plant grows in maritime chaparral habitats, on the ridges of Catalina Island. [2]
Arctostaphylos catalinae is a shrub usually exceeding 2 metres (6.6 ft) in height, sometimes taking a treelike form up to 5 metres (16 ft) tall. It is glandular and covered in white bristles. [2]
The leaves also have fine bristles. The dull, light green blades are up to 5 centimeters long by 3 wide. [2]
The flowers are borne in an open, branching inflorescence with leaflike bracts. [2]
The fruit is a spherical drupe up to 1.5 centimeters wide. [2]
Media related to Arctostaphylos catalinae at Wikimedia Commons