| Arctostaphylos nissenana | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. nissenana
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos nissenana Merriam
| |
Arctostaphylos nissenana is a species of manzanita known by the common name Nissenana manzanita or El Dorado manzanita. 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".
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
