Arctostaphylos insularis

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Arctostaphylos insularis is a species of manzanita known by the common name island manzanita. It is endemic to Santa Cruz Island, one of the Channel Islands of California.

Description

Arctostaphylos insularis is a large, spreading shrub reaching over Script error: No such module "convert". tall and known to exceed Script error: No such module "convert". in width. It has waxy, reddish bark and the smaller twigs sometimes have bristly glandular hairs. The leaves are shiny green and smooth, generally oval in shape and slightly convex, and up to about Script error: No such module "convert". long. The shrub blooms in many dense clustered inflorescences of urn-shaped flowers. The fruit is an orange-brown drupe up to Script error: No such module "convert". wide.

Habitat

Arctostaphylos insularis grows in the chaparral, oak woodland, and coastal pine forest habitat of its native island.[1]

See also

References

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  1. Arctostaphylos insularis. NatureServe. 2012.

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