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INTRODUCTORY

SPECIES: Arctostaphylos manzanita | Parry Manzanita

ABBREVIATION:


ARCMAN

SYNONYMS:


No entry

NRCS PLANT CODE:


ARMA
ARMAE
ARMAG
ARMAL
ARMAM2
ARMAR
ARMAW

COMMON NAMES:


Mariposa manzanita
common manzanita

TAXONOMY:


The currently accepted scientific name of Mariposa manzanita is Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry (Ericaceae). There are 6 subspecies [17]:

A. manzanita ssp. elegans (Jepson) P. Wells
A. manzanitaa ssp. glaucescens P.Wells
A. manzanita ssp. laevigata (Eastwood) Munz
A. manzanita ssp. manzanita
A. manzanita ssp. roofii (Gankin) Wells 
A. manzanita ssp. wieslanderi Wells.
        
Arctostaphylos manzanita hybridizes with A. truei to produce A. × laxiflora Heller [37].

LIFE FORM:


Shrub

FEDERAL LEGAL STATUS:


No special status

OTHER STATUS:


No entry

AUTHORSHIP AND CITATION:


Mary Lou Zimmerman. (1991, May). Arctostaphylos manzanita In: Remainder of Citation


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