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Arctostaphylos stanfordiana, with the common name Stanford's manzanita, is a species of manzanita that is endemic to northern California. It is known from the outer North Coast Ranges north of the San Francisco Bay Area.

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. stanfordiana
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana Parry

Description

Arctostaphylos stanfordiana is a bushy shrub growing .5–3 metres (1.6–9.8 ft) in height. Leaves are oblong to widely lance-shaped, shiny green, and up to 5 centimeters long.

The inflorescence is a loose cluster of urn-shaped manzanita flowers which are pink, with some so pale that they are nearly white. The fruit is an oblong drupe about 7 millimeters wide.

Subspecies

There are three subspecies:

• A. s. ssp. decumbens (Rincon manzanita) - rare subspecies endemic to Sonoma County
• A. s. ssp. raichei (Raiche's manzanita) - known mostly from Mendocino County
• A. s. ssp. stanfordiana (Stanford's manzanita) - more widespread than other subspecies

See also

• California chaparral and woodlands
• California montane chaparral and woodlands

External links

• Jepson Manual Treatment - Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
• USDA Plants Profile; Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
• Arctostaphylos stanfordiana - Photo gallery

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