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Bolinas manzanita

Arctostaphylos virgata

Also called Marin Manzanita

Bolinas manzanita
Photo: Unknown author, Public domain
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Tree, Shrub
Native range
W. California
Climate
temperate

About

Arctostaphylos virgata is a species of manzanita known by the common names Bolinas manzanita and Marin manzanita.

Where it grows

It is endemic to Marin County, California, where it is known from only about 20 occurrences in the forests and chaparral of the coastal hills. It is a dominant shrub in some spots in the maritime chaparral plant community at Point Reyes National Seashore. Like many other species in this type of plant community, it is dependent on wildfire and its survival is threatened by fire suppression.

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 virgata 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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