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Arctostaphylos montana

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Arctostaphylos montana
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
A. montana
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos montana
Synonyms
  • Arctostaphylos hookeri subsp. montana Eastw.
  • Arctostaphylos pungens subsp. montana (Eastw.) Roof
  • Arctostaphylos pungens var. montana (Eastw.) Munz
  • Uva-ursi montana (Eastw.) A.Heller

Arctostaphylos montana is a species of manzanita. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay area where it has been found on Mount Tamalpais and at the Presidio of San Francisco.

Taxonomy

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Arctostaphylos montana has two subspecies, both of which were formerly considered as a subspecies of Hooker's manzanita until reclassified following modern genetic analysis and comparisons.[2]

  • Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montana Eastw. - Mt. Tamalpais manzanita - native to Mount Tamalpais
  • Arctostaphylos montana subsp. ravenii (P.V.Wells) V.T.Parker, M.C.Vasey & J.E.Keeley - Presidio manzanita - one single plant and a few clones exist at the Presidio of San Francisco. Federally listed as an endangered subspecies of the United States.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Pallid Manzanita". wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
  2. ^ Parker, V. Thomas; Vasey, Michael C.; Keeley, Jon E. (2007). "Taxonomic Revisions in the Genus Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae)". Madroño. 54 (2): 148–155. doi:10.3120/0024-9637(2007)54[148:TRITGA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 41425696. S2CID 43442173.
  3. ^ "Arctostaphylos montana ssp. ravenii Calflora". calflora.org. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
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