Arctostaphylos nevadensis

Arctostaphylos nevadensis

''Arctostaphylos nevadensis'', with the common name pinemat manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
pinemat manzanita  Arctostaphylos nevadensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Appearance

''Arctostaphylos nevadensis'' is a short, spreading shrub forming mats, tangles, or mounds less than half a meter tall. The larger branches have dull red bark and the twigs are generally woolly. Leaves are bright green and shiny, with few hairs especially along the edges. They measure 1 to 3 centimeters in length. The shrub blooms in spherical clusters of urn-shaped whitish manzanita flowers. The fruit is a spherical drupe about 7 millimeters wide.
Pinemat Manzanita  Arctostaphylos nevadensis,Geotagged,Spring,United States

Distribution

''Arctostaphylos nevadensis'' is native to western North America from Washington to California, where it grows in the coniferous forests of the inland and coastal mountain ranges. It is a dominant shrub in the mountain understory chaparral in many areas.

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Taxonomy
KingdomPlantae
DivisionAngiosperms
ClassEudicots
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusArctostaphylos
SpeciesA. nevadensis