Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. crustacea Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. ssp. crustacea (Eastw.) P. V. Wells

(not an active name)

Brittle leaf manzanita, Brittleleaf manzanita

1995 Dan Post

2008 Gary McDonald

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

also called Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. crustacea


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

Communities: Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by PLANTS

Alternate Names:


PLANTS	Arctostaphylos crustacea
JEF	Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. crustacea

Information about Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. crustacea from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. USDA PLANTS Profile (ARTOC3) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2024. Berkeley, California: The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 11/23/2024).