Camissonia's CA Native Plant Life List

I"ve been an amateur botanist since circa 1997 with a special interest in California native plants. A corollary passion of mine is birding and, like many fellow birders, I keep a Life List of all the bird species that I've observed in my lifetime. So I thought, why not also create a life list for plants I've seen in the field? In addition to California natives, I've also included a smaller list of plants that I've observed and photographed in their native habitats outside of the U.S.

Monday, April 25, 2016

Arctostaphylos patula (Greenleaf Manzanita)

8/15/11 Onion Valley Road, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

8/15/11 Onion Valley Road

8/18/11 Whitney Portal, Lone Pine Region, E. Sierra, Inyo County, CA

7/2/16 Horseshoe Meadow Road, Lone Pine Region, Eastern Sierra,
Inyo National Forest, Inyo County, CA

7/2/16 Horseshoe Meadow Road

7/6/16 Glass Creek Road past Obsidian Dome, Mammoth Lakes region, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Mono County, CA

LIFE LIST NOTES:
COMMON NAME: Greenleaf Manzanita

SPECIES: Arctostaphylos patula

FAMILY: Ericaceae (Heath Family)

LIFE LIST DATE: 8/15/2011

LOCATION: Onion Valley Road, Inyo National Forest, Eastern Sierra, Inyo County, CA

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Treatment from The Jepson Manual (1993):

Shrub, forming circular clones, 1–2 m; burl generally 0 (except c&s SNH)

Stems ± decumbent; lower branches rooting on ground; twigs glandular to finely glandular-bristly; glands golden, glistening

Leaves erect; petiole 7–15 mm; blade 2.5–6 cm, 1.5–4 cm wide, widely-ovate to round, base rounded, truncate, or slightly lobed, tip ± rounded, margin entire, surfaces alike, bright green, shiny, glabrous, smooth

Inflorescence open; branches 4–8; bracts 4–6 mm, generally scale-like, ± deltate, acuminate; lowest bract 1–2 cm, leaf-like, linear-lanceolate; pedicel 2–7 mm, glabrous; immature axes 15–30 mm, spreading, bracts appressed or incurved

Flower: ovary glabrous

Fruit 7–10 mm wide, glabrous, dark chestnut-brown

Ecology: Open, coniferous forest

Elevation: 750–3350 m.

Bioregional distribution: High North Coast Ranges, High Cascade Range, High Sierra Nevada, San Gabriel Mountains, San Bernardino Mountains, San Jacinto Mountains

Distribution outside California: to Washington, Montana, Colorado, Baja California

Horticultural information: DRN: 1, 2, 3, 7, 15, 16 &IRR: 14, 18; DFCLT.

Camissonia's CA Native Plant Life List

Monday, April 25, 2016

Arctostaphylos patula (Greenleaf Manzanita)

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