From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Arctostaphylos luciana
Arctostaphylos luciana
Arctostaphylos luciana Arctostaphylos luciana is a species of manzanita known by
manzanita.
the common name Santa Lucia manzanita It is endemic
Scientific classification to the Santa Lucia Mountains of San Luis Obispo County,
Kingdom: Plantae California, where it grows in the chaparral of the coastal
mountain slopes. This is a large shrub reaching over 2
(unranked): Angiosperms
meters tall and known to exceed five meters in height.
(unranked): Eudicots Its leaves are waxy and woolly to smooth and hairless,
with smooth edges. They are rounded to oval in shape
(unranked): Asterids
and up to 4 centimeters long. The inflorescence is a clus-
Order: Ericales ter of hairless, urn-shaped manzanita flowers. The fruit
Family: Ericaceae is a green-red to red drupe up to 1.2 centimeters wide.
Genus: Arctostaphylos
External links
Species: A. luciana
• Jepson Manual Treatment
Binomial name • USDA Plants Profile
Arctostaphylos luciana • Photo gallery
P.V.Wells
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Categories:
• Arctostaphylos
• Flora of California
• Natural history of San Luis Obispo County, California
• Plants described in 1965
• Ericaceae stubs
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