Arctostaphylos montana
Arctostaphylos montana is a species of manzanita. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay area where it has been found on Mount Tamalpais and at the Presidio of San Francisco.
| Franciscan manzanita | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. montana |
| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos montana | |
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Taxonomy
Arctostaphylos montana has two subspecies, both of which were formerly considered as a subspecies of Hooker's manzanita until re-classfied following modern genetic analysis and comparisons.[1]
- Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montana Eastw. - Mt. Tamalpais manzanita - native to Mount Tamalpais
- Arctostaphylos montana subsp. ravenii (P.V.Wells) V.T.Parker, M.C.Vasey & J.E.Keeley - Presidio manzanita - one single plant and a few clones exist at the Presidio of San Francisco. Federally listed as an endangered subspecies of the United States.
References
- Parker, V. Thomas; Vasey, Michael C.; Keeley, Jon E. (2007). "TAXONOMIC REVISIONS IN THE GENUS ARCTOSTAPHYLOS (ERICACEAE)". MADRONO. 54 (2): 148–155. doi:10.3120/0024-9637.
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