Arctostaphylos stanfordiana

Taxobox
name = "Arctostaphylos stanfordiana"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Arctostaphylos"
species = "A. stanfordiana"
binomial = "Arctostaphylos stanfordiana"
binomial_authority = Parry

"Arctostaphylos stanfordiana" is a species of manzanita known by the common name Stanford's manzanita. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the outer North Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area. This is a bushy shrub growing one half meter to two meters in height. Leaves are oblong to widely lance-shaped, shiny green, and up to 5 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of urn-shaped manzanita flowers which are pink, with some so pale that they are nearly white. The fruit is an oblong drupe about 7 millimeters wide.

There are three subspecies:
*"A. s." ssp. "decumbens" (Rincon manzanita) - rare subspecies endemic to Sonoma County
*"A. s." ssp. "raichei" (Raiche's manzanita) - known mostly from Mendocino County
*"A. s." ssp. "stanfordiana" (Stanford's manzanita) - more widespread than other subspecies

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3449,3454,3528 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARST USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Arctostaphylos+stanfordiana Photo gallery]