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Arctostaphylos hookeri

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Arctostaphylos hookeri
Conservation status

Imperiled  (NatureServe)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species: A. hookeri
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos hookeri
G.Don

Arctostaphylos hookeri is a species of manzanita known by the common name Hooker's manzanita.

Description

Arctostaphylos hookeri is a low shrub which is variable in appearance and has several subspecies. These are generally mat-forming plants or low bushes with small green leaves, dense inflorescences of white to pink flowers, and shiny egg-shaped or round red drupes.

Distribution

The Arctostaphylos hookeri shrub is endemic to California where its native range extends from the coastal San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Coast. It grows in sandy, coastal pine or oak woods.

Subspecies

There are two subspecies recognised:

See also

References

  1. "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. "Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center - The University of Texas at Austin". www.wildflower.org. Retrieved 2021-12-21.

External links

Extant Arbutoideae subfamily species
Arbutus
Arctostaphylos
Subgenus Micrococcus
Section Micrococcus
Subgenus Arctostaphylos
Section Arctostaphylos
Section Foliobracteata
Section Pictobracteata
Unassigned
Arctous
Comarostaphylis
Ornithostaphylos
Xylococcus
Taxon identifiers
Arctostaphylos hookeri


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