| Arctostaphylos montana | |
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| Conservation status | |
 Endangered (ESA) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos montana Eastw. | |
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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.
- Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montana Eastw. - 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.
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Fruit
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Arctostaphylos montana
References
- "Pallid Manzanita". wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- 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.
- "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
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| Arctostaphylos montana | |
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