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Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita

Arctostaphylos montana

Also called Mount Tamalpais Manzanita

Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita
Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland, CC BY 4.0

Mt. Tamalpais Manzanita is a native shrub endemic to the San Francisco Bay area, found on Mount Tamalpais and at the Presidio. It suits gardens that mimic its dry, coastal, fire-adapted native habitat.

Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Light
Full sun, Part shade
Water
Water deeply but infrequently, and let the soil dry out between waterings once established.
Soil
Well-drained, sandy or gravelly soil; avoid heavy clay and wet soil.
Temperature
Tolerates mild coastal climates; cold tolerance is roughly to -7 °C, and it dislikes prolonged heat without air movement.
How easy
Moderate
Native range
NW. & CW. California
Climate
temperate

About

Arctostaphylos montana is a species of manzanita. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay area where it has been found on Mount Tamalpais and at the Presidio of San Francisco.

Other Arctostaphylos plants

Santa Cruz manzanita · Mt. Diablo manzanita · Baker's manzanita · Cerro Bola manzanita · Hoary manzanita · Santa Catalina Island manzanita · Hairy manzanita · Santa Rosa Island manzanita · Brittleleaf Manzanita · La Cruz manzanita · Vine Hill manzanita · Little Sur manzanita

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arctostaphylos montana by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.

The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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