| Arctostaphylos bakeri | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Imperiled (NatureServe) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. bakeri |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos bakeri Eastw. | |
Arctostaphylos bakeri is a species of manzanita known by the common name Baker's manzanita. It is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the North Coast Ranges. It is sometimes a member of the serpentine soils flora.
Description
Arctostaphylos bakeri is a shrub growing one to three meters in height. Its smaller twigs are bristly and glandular or hairy to woolly. The dark green leaves are generally oval in shape and up to 3 centimeters long. They may be glandular, rough or fuzzy in texture, and dull or shiny in appearance.
The plentiful inflorescences hold crowded clusters of urn-shaped manzanita flowers. The fruit is a hairless drupe up to a centimeter wide.
See also
References
- "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- Calscape.com. "Baker's Manzanita, Arctostaphylos bakeri". Calscape. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
- "Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmonds' | California Flora Nursery". www.calfloranursery.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
External links
Media related to Arctostaphylos bakeri at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Arctostaphylos bakeri at Wikispecies- Jepson Manual Treatment — Arctostaphylos bakeri
- Jepson Manual Treatment Baker's Manzanita
- USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos bakeri
- Arctostaphylos bakeri — Photo gallery
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- NatureServe imperiled species
- Arctostaphylos
- Endemic flora of California
- Natural history of the California chaparral and woodlands
- Natural history of the California Coast Ranges
- Natural history of Sonoma County, California
- Plants described in 1934
- Endemic flora of the San Francisco Bay Area
- Taxa named by Alice Eastwood
- Ericaceae stubs