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La Purissima manzanita

Arctostaphylos purissima

Also called La Purisima Manzanita

La Purissima manzanita
Photo: Daderot, CC0
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
California (W. Santa Barbara Co.)
Climate
subtropical

About

Arctostaphylos purissima is a rare species of manzanita known by the common name La Purisima manzanita.

Where it grows

The plant is endemic to western Santa Barbara County, California, including in the Santa Ynez Mountains and near Lompoc and the location of Mission La Purísima Concepción.

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 purissima by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

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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