Arctostaphylos bakeri

Species of flowering plant

Arctostaphylos bakeri
Conservation status

Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
A. bakeri
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos bakeri
Eastw.

Arctostaphylos bakeri is a species of manzanita known by the common name Baker's manzanita. It is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the North Coast Ranges. It is sometimes a member of the serpentine soils flora.[2]

Description

Arctostaphylos bakeri is a shrub growing one to three meters in height. Its smaller twigs are bristly and glandular or hairy to woolly. The dark green leaves are generally oval in shape and up to 3 centimeters long. They may be glandular, rough or fuzzy in texture, and dull or shiny in appearance.

The plentiful inflorescences hold crowded clusters of urn-shaped manzanita flowers.[3] The fruit is a hairless drupe up to a centimeter wide.

See also

References

  1. ^ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. ^ Calscape.com. "Baker's Manzanita, Arctostaphylos bakeri". Calscape. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  3. ^ "Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmonds' | California Flora Nursery". www.calfloranursery.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.

External links

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  • Jepson Manual Treatment — Arctostaphylos bakeri
  • Jepson Manual Treatment Baker's Manzanita
  • USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos bakeri
  • Arctostaphylos bakeri — Photo gallery
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Extant Arbutoideae subfamily species
ArbutusArctostaphylos
Subgenus Micrococcus
Section Micrococcus
Subgenus Arctostaphylos
Section Arctostaphylos
Section Foliobracteata
Section Pictobracteata
Unassigned
Arctous
Comarostaphylis
OrnithostaphylosXylococcus
Taxon identifiers
Arctostaphylos bakeri


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