Arctostaphylos wellsii
Species of flowering plant
| Well's manzanita | |
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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. wellsii |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos wellsii W.Knight | |
Arctostaphylos wellsii (common name Well's manzanita or Pismo manzanita) is a plant that grows at elevations between 90 and 1200 ft in San Luis Obispo county in California. The plant is an evergreen shrub native to chaparral and coniferous forests. Arctostaphylos wellsii is extremely rare and considered seriously endangered.[2]
Arctostaphylos wellsii can grow to six feet high and form very dense stands. The plant can stand high temperatures and drought but is sensitive to freezing weather. Arctostaphylos wellsii has smooth red stems gray foliage and white flowers.[3]
References
External links
- USDA Plants Profile
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Extant Arbutoideae subfamily species
- Arbutus andrachne
- Arbutus arizonica
- Arbutus canariensis
- Arbutus glandulosa
- Arbutus madrensis
- Arbutus menziesii
- 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
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