| Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastwood's manzanita |
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| ssp. glandulosa | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Eudicots |
| (unranked): | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. glandulosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. |
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Arctostaphylos glandulosa, with the common name Eastwood's manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
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This shrub is native to the coastal slopes of western North America from Oregon through California to Baja California.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa is an erect shrub reaching up to 2.5 meters in height. It is bristly and sometimes glandular, secreting sticky oils. It is quite variable in appearance and there are several subspecies scattered across its range.
Subspecies include:
The rare ssp. crassifolia is federally listed as an endangered species in the United States. There are about 25 remaining populations, most occurring in fragmented and degraded maritime chaparral habitat on both sides of the border.[1]