Arctostaphylos viscida
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Arctostaphylos viscida, with the common names Whiteleaf manzanita and Sticky manzanita, is a species of manzanita
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and coniferous forests of some elevation. It is native to California and Oregon.
reaching up to five meters-15 feet in height. The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. The leaves are rounded to oval, sometimes slightly toothed or with hairs along the edges, and usually dull green on both surfaces.
When in flower the shrub is packed heavily with densely bunching inflorescence
s of urn-shaped white to pale pink flowers. The fruits are shiny red or greenish-brown drupe
s between one half and one centimeter wide. Seeds require fire for germination.
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos is a genus of plants comprised by the manzanitas and bearberries. They are shrubs or small trees.There are about 60 species of Arctostaphylos, ranging from ground-hugging arctic, coastal, and mountain species to small trees up to 6 m tall. Most are evergreen , with small oval...
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Distribution
Arctostaphylos viscida is a plant of chaparralChaparral
Chaparral is a shrubland or heathland plant community found primarily in the U.S. state of California and in the northern portion of the Baja California peninsula, Mexico...
and coniferous forests of some elevation. It is native to California and Oregon.
Description
The Arctostaphylos viscida is a treelike shrubShrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
reaching up to five meters-15 feet in height. The stems may be smooth or fuzzy, and are often glandular. The leaves are rounded to oval, sometimes slightly toothed or with hairs along the edges, and usually dull green on both surfaces.
When in flower the shrub is packed heavily with densely bunching inflorescence
Inflorescence
An inflorescence is a group or cluster of flowers arranged on a stem that is composed of a main branch or a complicated arrangement of branches. Strictly, it is the part of the shoot of seed plants where flowers are formed and which is accordingly modified...
s of urn-shaped white to pale pink flowers. The fruits are shiny red or greenish-brown drupe
Drupe
In botany, a drupe is a fruit in which an outer fleshy part surrounds a shell of hardened endocarp with a seed inside. These fruits develop from a single carpel, and mostly from flowers with superior ovaries...
s between one half and one centimeter wide. Seeds require fire for germination.