TOTAL-PLANT: NATIVE PLANTS OF CALIFORNIA
Plant ID Sheet:  Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea
Family: Ericaceae
Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos crustacea subsp. crustacea
Common Name: Brittle Leaved Manzanita
Plant form: perennial, shrub, tree
Flower Color: white, cream
Blooming Period: Feb-Apr
Notes: leaves are bifacial
 
Native to California Not native to California noxious weed in California
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leaves: 


upper surface
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lower surface
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upper & lower surfaces
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lower surface
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upper & lower surfaces
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upper & lower surfaces
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lower surface
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upper & lower surfaces
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basal burl - present
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bark - old bark smooth & red
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basal burl - present
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bark - old bark shreddy & red
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stems - hairy (with both short hairs and long, stiff, nonglandular hairs); occasionally glandular
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basal burl - present
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bark - old bark smooth & red
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Citation:
Tim Paul: Plant photo database [web application].
2024 Berkeley, California.
URL: /cgi-bin/plantphotos.cgi   (Accessed: May 20, 2024).