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Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans
Konocti manzanita is a shrub native to California, a subspecies of the common manzanita with smooth reddish bark and evergreen leaves. It grows best in well-drained, sunny spots and tolerates dry summers once established.
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans, also known as the Konocti manzanita, is a subspecies of the Common manzanita. It is endemic to California. It was originally described at the rank of species as Arctostaphylos elegans in 1893 by Willis Linn Jepson. It was reduced to a subspecies of Arctostaphylos manzanita by Philipp Vincent Wells in 1968.
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