Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arctostaphylos montana Eastw. ssp. montana

Mt. Tamalpais manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. montana

California Rare Plant Rank: 1B.3 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~273 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

Bloom Period

Photos on Calflora


Parent:	Arctostaphylos montana
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Family:	Ericaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Ultramafic affinity: 4.9 - broad endemic

Communities: Chaparral, Valley Grassland

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


CNPS	Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. montana, Arctostaphylos montana
JEF	Arctostaphylos hookeri ssp. montana
JEF	Arctostaphylos pungens var. montana

Information about Arctostaphylos montana ssp. montana from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX Commercial availability unknown. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 1B.3 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
PlantID.net: Identification tips. "Tamalpais Manzanita grows low to the ground. Leaves are often dense enough that you don't see much of the branches underneath." photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 04/02/2025).