• GENERAL DISTRIBUTION
• ECOSYSTEMS
• STATES
• BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS
• KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS
• SAF COVER TYPES
• SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES
• HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES

GENERAL DISTRIBUTION:

Mariposa manzanita occurs in central and northern California [4]. It is found from Contra Costa County north to Humboldt, Trinity, and Shasta counties [23]; and from the foothills of the Sierra Nevada in Shasta County south to Mariposa County [7,23]. Mariposa manzanita may occur in some parts of southern Oregon [1].

ECOSYSTEMS:

FRES21 Ponderosa pine
FRES28 Western hardwoods
FRES34 Chaparral-mountain shrub

STATES:

CA   OR

BLM PHYSIOGRAPHIC REGIONS:

3 Southern Pacific Border
4 Sierra Mountains

KUCHLER PLANT ASSOCIATIONS:

K010 Ponderosa shrub forest
K029 California mixed evergreen forest
K030 California oakwoods
K033 Chaparral
K034 Montane chaparral

SAF COVER TYPES:

246 California black oak
247 Jeffrey pine
248 Knobcone pine
249 Canyon live oak
250 Blue oak-gray pine

SRM (RANGELAND) COVER TYPES:

204 North coastal scrub
209 montane shrubland
210 Blue oak woodland
202 Coast oak woodland

HABITAT TYPES AND PLANT COMMUNITIES:

Mariposa manzanita occurs in chaparral, woodland, and forest communities. It is commonly associated with ponderosa pine (Pinus ponderosa), gray pine (P. sabiniana), blue oak (Quercus douglasii), and Douglas-fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii) [9,15,25,30]. Holland [18] listed Mariposa manzanita as a community type dominant in montane chaparral.

Related categories for SPECIES: Arctostaphylos manzanita | Parry Manzanita