Arctostaphylos morroensis
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| Arctostaphylos morroensis Wiesl. & B. Schrieb. |
Arctostaphylos morroensis is a species of manzanita known by the common name Morro manzanita. This shrub is endemic to California, where it is native to San Luis Obispo County in the vicinity of Morro Bay. It is a spreading shrub, reaching up to 4 meters in height but generally staying wider than tall. It has shreddy red-gray bark and whiskery bristles on the smaller branches and twigs. The leaves are oval-shaped and slightly convex, dark green on the upper surface and duller gray-green beneath. Plentiful flowers hang in dense clusters on short pedicels during the winter months. They are usually very light pink, urn-shaped, and hairy inside. The fruits are fuzzy red drupes each about a centimeter wide. This is a plant of the sandy coastal cliffs and beach chaparral. It is a threatened species on the federal level. It is also cultivated as an ornamental.
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- Jepson Manual Treatment
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