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Alameda manzanita

Arctostaphylos pallida Eastw.
Alameda manzanita
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Arctostaphylos pallida is a shrub in the Ericaceae family, native to the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in California. It is commonly known as Alameda manzanita and was first described in 1933.

Description

Arctostaphylos pallida, also known as Alameda manzanita, is a species of manzanita shrub in the heath family, Ericaceae. It is endemic to the eastern San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California. This upright shrub is part of the genus Arctostaphylos and is one of several manzanita species native to the region. The species was first published in 1933 by Eastwood.

Other common names

pallid manzanitaAlameda manzanita

Distribution

California

Synonyms

Arctostaphylos andersonii var. pallida

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