Arctostaphylos parryana
Arctostaphylos parryana | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. parryana |
Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos parryana Lemmon |
Arctostaphylos parryana, with the common name Parry manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
Description
[edit]Arctostaphylos parryana is an erect manzanita, standing on red-barked stems and reaching up to two meters in height. The leaves are bright green, generally oval in shape and pointed. The small pink-tinted white flowers are borne in densely bunched inflorescences. The fruit is a rounded drupe which contains two or more seeds which have fused into one body.
The fruit was a food of the Luiseño of Southern California.
Distribution
[edit]This shrub is endemic to California, where it grows in the western section of the Transverse Ranges, from coastal Santa Barbara County to the San Gabriel Mountains.
This is a manzanita of chaparral and low-elevation coniferous forest ecosystems.
See also
[edit]External links
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- Calflora Database: Arctostaphylos parryana (Parry manzanita)
- Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos parryana
- USDA Plants Profile; Arctostaphylos parryana
- Ethnobotany
- Arctostaphylos parryana - Photo gallery