Arctostaphylos montana

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.

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

Taxonomy

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.
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References
  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.


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