familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusArctostaphylos
speciesArctostaphylos glandulosa
Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. howellii
Madroño 19: 205. 1968,.
Basionym: Arctostaphylos howellii Eastwood Leafl. W. Bot. 1: 123. 1933
Synonyms: Arctostaphylos glandulosa var. howellii (Eastwood) Adams ex McMinn
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Twigs densely to sparsely short-hairy, not glandular-hairy. Leaf blades green to gray-green, base cuneate to rounded, surfaces papillate, scabrous, glandular-hairy, or smooth, sparsely puberulent. Inflorescences: immature inflorescence axis sparsely to densely glandular-hairy; bracts sparsely to densely glandular-hairy. Pedicels sparsely hairy. Ovaries densely white-hairy, sometimes glandular. Fruits slightly depressed-globose. Stones distinct.
Phenology: Flowering winter–early spring.
Habitat: Chaparral
Elevation: 500- 1800 m
Discussion
Subspecies howellii is known from the interior and eastern ranges of the Santa Lucia Mountains, Monterey and San Luis Obispo counties.
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