Arctostaphylos hookeri

Taxobox
name = "Arctostaphylos hookeri"

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image_width = 260px
image_caption = ssp. "franciscana"
regnum = Plantae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis = Magnoliopsida
ordo = Ericales
familia = Ericaceae
genus = "Arctostaphylos"
species = "A. hookeri"
binomial = "Arctostaphylos hookeri"
binomial_authority = G. Don

"Arctostaphylos hookeri" is a species of manzanita known by the common name Hooker's manzanita. This shrub is endemic to California where its native range extends from the coastal San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Coast. This is a low shrub which is variable in appearance and has several subspecies. These are generally mat-forming plants or low bushes with small green leaves, dense inflorescences of white to pink flowers, and shiny egg-shaped or round red drupes.

There are several subspecies:
*"A. h. franciscana" - (Franciscan manzanita) - native to the city of San Francisco, now extinct in the wild
*"A. h. hearstiorum" - (Hearst's manzanita) - native to San Luis Obispo County
*"A. h. hookeri" - grows in the Santa Cruz Mountains and nearby
*"A. h. montana" - (Mt. Tamalpais manzanita) - native to Mount Tamalpais
*"A. h. ravenii" - (Presidio manzanita) - one single plant and a few clones exist at the Presidio of San Francisco

External links

* [http://ucjeps.berkeley.edu/cgi-bin/get_JM_treatment.pl?3449,3454,3480 Jepson Manual Treatment]
* [http://plants.usda.gov/java/profile?symbol=ARHO3 USDA Plants Profile]
* [http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ASP/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=13182 ssp. "franciscana" Conservation]
* [http://www.centerforplantconservation.org/ASP/CPC_ViewProfile.asp?CPCNum=222 ssp. "ravenii" Conservation]
* [http://calphotos.berkeley.edu/cgi/img_query?query_src=photos_index&where-taxon=Arctostaphylos+hookeri Photo gallery]