Arctostaphylos glandulosa, with the common name Eastwood's manzanita, is a species of manzanita.
Description Arctostaphylos glandulosa is an erect shrub reaching up to in height. It is bristly and sometimes glandular, secreting sticky oils. It is quite variable in appearance.
The evergreen leaves are long. The flowers are white to pink.
Subspecies Subspecies include: Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii — Adams' manzanita: endemic to the Peninsular Ranges in San Diego County and Baja California.CalFlora: subsp. adamsiiJepson Manual eFlora: subsp. adamsii Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia — Del Mar manzanita: native to the San Diego and Baja coastlines.CalFlora: subsp. crassifolia.Jepson Manual eFlora: subsp. crassifolia. Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. cushingiana — Cushing manzanita: native to coastal ranges, from Baja California through California to Oregon. CalFlora: subsp. cushingiana. Jepson Manual eFlora: subsp. cushingiana. Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. gabrielensis — San Gabriel manzanita: endemic to the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California.CalFlora: subsp. gabrielensis. Jepson Manual eFlora: subsp. gabrielensis. Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa — Eastwood's manzanita: native to coastal ranges, from Baja California through California to Oregon.CalFlora: subsp. glandulosa.Jepson Manual eFlora: subsp. glandulosa. Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. howellii — Zaca lake manzanita: native to the Santa Lucia Range in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Countes, and Santa Barbara Countysubsp. howellii. The Jepson Manual. Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. leucophylla — from the San Bernardino Mountains through the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California and Baja California.subsp. leucophylla. The Jepson Manual. Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. mollis — native to the San Bernardino Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, and Santa Ynez Mountains (Transverse Ranges) in Southern California.subsp. mollis. The Jepson Manual.
The rare Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia is federally listed as an endangered species in the United States. There are about 25 remaining populations, most occurring in fragmented and degraded coastal sage scrub chaparral habitats on both sides of the border.Center for Plant Conservation: Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia . Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. gabrielensis is only known in the wild from one population near the Mill Creek Summit divide within the Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains, and is on the California Native Plant Society Rare and Endangered Plant Inventory.California Native Plant Society Rare and Endangered Plant Inventory: Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. gabrielensis . accessed 1.1.2016
Distribution and habitat The species is native to the coastal slopes of western North America from Oregon through California to Baja California.
It grows on rocky slopes in chaparral and forests and resprouts from fire.
Uses The berry is edible.
See also California chaparral and woodlands
References
External links
Calflora Database: Arctostaphylos glandulosa (Eastwood manzanita) Jepson Manual eFlora (TJM2) treatment of Arctostaphylos glandulosa USDA Plants Profile for Arctostaphylos glandulosa (Eastwood's manzanita) U.C. Photos gallery: Arctostaphylos glandulosa