Arctostaphylos nissenana
| Arctostaphylos nissenana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. nissenana
|
| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos nissenana Merriam
| |
Arctostaphylos nissenana is a species of manzanita known by the common name Nissenana manzanita or El Dorado manzanita.[2] It is endemic to California, where it grows in the woodlands and chaparral of the Sierra Nevada foothills, mostly in El Dorado County.
Description
Arctostaphylos nissenana is a shrub reaching a maximum height between one half and 1.5 meters, with gray bark and fuzzy twigs. The leaves are grayish in color, smooth or fuzzy, oval in shape, and 1 to 2 centimeters long. It blooms in plentiful small clusters of urn-shaped manzanita flowers, each with five lobes at its mouth. The fruit is a cylindrical drupe a few centimeters long which contains five seeds.
References
- ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
- ^ U.S. Forest Service - Eldorado National Forest (2018-08-13). "RARE MANZANITA". Facebook.
External links
- Media related to Arctostaphylos nissenana at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Arctostaphylos nissenana at Wikispecies
- Jepson Manual Treatment
- USDA Plants Profile
- Photo gallery