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Arctostaphylos pilosula
Arctostaphylos pilosula is a species of manzanita, known by the common names La Panza manzanita and Santa Margarita manzanita, that is endemic to California.[2][3] Its common names comes from populations on the La Panza Range, near the town of Santa Margarita.[2] DistributionThe plant is endemic San Luis Obispo County, found in three areas: the La Panza Range, the east slope of the Santa Lucia Mountains near Atascadero, and in the San Luis Range near Pismo Beach.[2] It grows in chaparral and closed-cone pine forest habitatss, on shale and sandstone outcrops and slopes. It is found at elevations of 30–1,250 metres (98–4,101 ft).[2][3] DescriptionArctostaphylos pilosula is an erect and bristly shrub growing 1–5 metres (3.3–16.4 ft) in height.[2][3] The leaves are a round, oval shape and dull and hairless in texture. They grow up to 3 centimetres (1.2 in) long.[3] The shrub blooms in spherical white inflorescences of cone-shaped and downward facing "manzanita" flowers, each just under 1 centimetre (0.39 in) long. Its bloom period is December to March.[3] The fruit is a reddish-brown drupe about a centimeter wide, that ripen in the summer.[3] ConservationThe species is listed on the California Native Plant Society Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants as a fairly endangered and vulnerable species.[4] References
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