Arctostaphylos edmundsii

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Arctostaphylos edmundsii

Conservation status
Imperiled (NatureServe)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. edmundsii
Binomial name
*Arctostaphylos edmundsii* J.T.Howell
Synonyms
Arctostaphylos edmundsii var. parvifolia J.B. Roof Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. emundsii (J.T. Howell) J.B. Roof Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. parvifolia (J.B. Roof) J.B. Roof^[2]

Arctostaphylos edmundsii, with the common name Little Sur manzanita, is a species of manzanita. This shrub is endemic to California where it grows on the coastal bluffs of Monterey County.^[3]

Description

This is a petite, low-lying manzanita which forms mounds and patchy mats in sandy soil. The leathery leaves are small and rounded to oval, dark green and shiny when mature and red-edged when new. The inflorescences are dense with flowers, which are small, urn-shaped to rounded, and waxy white to very pale pink. The fruit is a shiny, reddish-brown drupe between one half and one centimeter wide.^[4] It is a perennial shrub.^[3]

References

^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
^ "ITIS Standard Report Page: Arctostaphylos edmundsii" (Online database). Integrated Taxonomic Information Service. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^ ^a ^b "Arctostaphylos edmundsii" (Online database). Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center. 20 November 2008. Retrieved 21 March 2011.
^ "Jepson Manual treatment for Arctostaphylos edmundsii". Jepson interchange. Regents of the University of California. Retrieved 21 March 2011.

External links

Media related to Arctostaphylos edmundsii at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Arctostaphylos edmundsii at Wikispecies
Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos edmundsii
USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos edmundsii
Arctostaphylos edmundsii - Photo gallery

Extant Arbutoideae subfamily species

Arbutus

Arctostaphylos

Subgenus Micrococcus

Section Micrococcus	Arctostaphylos myrtifolia Arctostaphylos nissenana Arctostaphylos nummularia Arctostaphylos nummularia subsp. mendocinoensis

Subgenus Arctostaphylos

Section Arctostaphylos	Arctostaphylos bakeri Arctostaphylos densiflora Arctostaphylos edmundsii Arctostaphylos franciscana Arctostaphylos gabrielensis Arctostaphylos glauca Arctostaphylos hispidula Arctostaphylos hookeri Arctostaphylos insularis Arctostaphylos klamathensis Arctostaphylos manzanita Arctostaphylos mewukka Arctostaphylos nevadensis Arctostaphylos parryana Arctostaphylos patula Arctostaphylos pumila Arctostaphylos pungens Arctostaphylos rudis Arctostaphylos stanfordiana Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Arctostaphylos viscida
Section Foliobracteata	Arctostaphylos andersonii Arctostaphylos auriculata Arctostaphylos canescens Arctostaphylos catalinae Arctostaphylos columbiana Arctostaphylos confertiflora Arctostaphylos cruzensis Arctostaphylos glandulosa Arctostaphylos glutinosa Arctostaphylos hooveri Arctostaphylos imbricata Arctostaphylos luciana Arctostaphylos malloryi Arctostaphylos montaraensis Arctostaphylos montereyensis Arctostaphylos morroensis Arctostaphylos nortensis Arctostaphylos obispoensis Arctostaphylos osoensis Arctostaphylos otayensis Arctostaphylos pajaroensis Arctostaphylos pallida Arctostaphylos pechoensis Arctostaphylos pilosula Arctostaphylos purissima Arctostaphylos refugioensis Arctostaphylos regismontana Arctostaphylos silvicola Arctostaphylos tomentosa Arctostaphylos virgata Arctostaphylos viridissima Arctostaphylos wellsii
Section Pictobracteata	Arctostaphylos pringlei Arctostaphylos peninsularis

Unassigned

Arctous

Arctous alpina
Arctous rubra

Comarostaphylis

Ornithostaphylos

Ornithostaphylos oppositifolia

Xylococcus

Xylococcus bicolor

Taxon identifiers
Arctostaphylos edmundsii	Wikidata: Q4787658 Wikispecies: Arctostaphylos edmundsii Calflora: 546 CoL: GBMC CNPS: 25 EoL: 583729 EPPO: ARYED FNA: 250092348 GBIF: 2882520 iNaturalist: 75510 IPNI: 17780-2 IRMNG: 11027189 ITIS: 23482 NatureServe: 2.130174 NCBI: 659541 Open Tree of Life: 557039 Plant List: kew-2647187 PLANTS: ARED POWO: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17780-2 Tropicos: 12300539 WFO: wfo-0000543503

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