Arctostaphylos otayensis
Species of flowering plant
| Arctostaphylos otayensis | |
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Conservation status | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. otayensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos otayensis Wiesl. & B. Schrieb. | |
Arctostaphylos otayensis is a species of manzanita known by the common name Otay manzanita. This shrub is endemic to California, where it is native to the mountains of San Diego County.
Description
It is an erect shrub, reaching up to 2.5 meters in height. It has shreddy red bark that grows gray with age. It has smooth oval-shaped pointed leaves and dense inflorescences of flowers. The tightly bunched flowers are pale pink highlighted with bright magenta. The fruit is a red drupe between one half and one centimeter wide.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
External links
Media related to Arctostaphylos otayensis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Passiflora manicata at Wikispecies- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
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- Arbutus glandulosa
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- Arbutus occidentalis
- Arbutus pavarii
- Arbutus peninsularis
- Arbutus tessellata
- Arbutus unedo
- Arbutus xalapensis
- Arctous alpina
- Arctous rubra
- Comarostaphylis arbutoides
- Comarostaphylis discolor
- Comarostaphylis diversifolia
- Comarostaphylis glaucescens
- Comarostaphylis lanata
- Comarostaphylis longifolia
- Comarostaphylis mucronata
- Comarostaphylis polifolia
- Comarostaphylis sharpii
- Comarostaphylis spinulosa
