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Arctostaphylos edmundsii, with the common name Little Sur manzanita, is a species of manzanita. This shrub is endemic to California where it grows on the coastal bluffs of Monterey County.[3]

Arctostaphylos edmundsii
Conservation status
Imperiled  (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. edmundsii
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos edmundsii J.T.Howell
Synonyms
Arctostaphylos edmundsii var. parvifolia J.B. Roof Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. emundsii (J.T. Howell) J.B. Roof Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. parvifolia (J.B. Roof) J.B. Roof[2]

Description

This is a petite, low-lying manzanita which forms mounds and patchy mats in sandy soil. The leathery leaves are small and rounded to oval, dark green and shiny when mature and red-edged when new. The inflorescences are dense with flowers, which are small, urn-shaped to rounded, and waxy white to very pale pink. The fruit is a shiny, reddish-brown drupe between one half and one centimeter wide.[4] It is a perennial shrub.[3]

See also

• California chaparral and woodlands - (ecoregion)
• California coastal sage and chaparral - (sub-ecoregion)

References

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos edmundsii
• USDA Plants Profile: Arctostaphylos edmundsii
• Arctostaphylos edmundsii - Photo gallery

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