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Morro Manzanita
( Arctostaphylos morroensis )
Arctostaphylos morroensis
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About Morro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis)
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Arctostaphylos morroensis
is a species endemic to California, where it is native to a very limited area of San Luis Obispo County and northern Santa Barbara County, from the vicinity of Morro Bay to Santa Maria. It is a spreading shrub, reaching up to 4 meters in height but usually less, and generally staying wider than tall. It has shreddy red-gray bark and whiskery bristles on the smaller branches and twigs. The leaves are oval-shaped and slightly convex, dark green on the upper surface and duller gray-green beneath. Plentiful flowers hang in dense clusters on short pedicels during the winter months. They are usually very light pink, urn-shaped, and hairy inside. The fruits are fuzzy red drupes each about a centimeter wide. This is a plant of the sandy coastal cliffs and beach chaparral. It is listed as a Threatened Species on the federal level and is on CNPS list 1B.1. It is also cultivated as an ornamental.
Plant Description
Plant Type
Shrub
Size
6 - 13.1 ft tall
16 ft wide
Form
Mounding, Spreading
Dormancy
Evergreen
Flower Color
Pink, Brown
Flowering Season
Winter, Spring
Wildlife Supported
Hummingbirds and many insects are attracted to Manzanita flowers. The fruits are attractive by some birds and small mammals
Butterflies & moths hosted ( 23
likely
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The Brown Elfin
Callophrys augustinus
Callophrys augustinus
*
Ceanothus Silkmoth
Hyalophora euryalus
Hyalophora euryalus
*
Elegant Sheepmoth
Hemileuca eglanterina
Hemileuca eglanterina
*
Brown Woodling
Egira perlubens
Egira perlubens
*
Elegant Sphinx Moth
Sphinx perelegans
Sphinx perelegans
*
Pacific Tent Caterpillar
Malacosoma constricta
Malacosoma constricta
*
Orange Tortrix Moth
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Argyrotaenia franciscana
Landscaping Information
Sun
Full Sun, Part Shade
Moisture
Very Low
Summer Irrigation
Max 2x / month once established
Nurseries
Carried by 26
Ease of Care
Very Easy
Cold Tolerance
Tolerates cold to 10° F
Soil Drainage
Fast
Soil Description
Prefers sand or sandstone. Soil PH: 4.0 - 6.0
Common uses
Deer Resistant, Bird Gardens, Hummingbird Gardens, Bee Gardens
Companion Plants
Use with other sand-tolerant coastal plants such as Sticky Monkey Flower (Mimulus auranticus),
Santa Cruz Island Buckwheat
(
Eriogonum arborescens
),
Coast Buckwheat
(
Eriogonum latifolium
), Cliff Buchwheat (
Eriogonum parvifolium
), Dune
Lupine
(
Lupinus chamissonis
),
Holly-leaf Cherry
(
Prunus ilicifolia
), Sage (
Salvia sp.
), Verbena (
Abronia sp.
),
Beach Sage
(
Artemisia pycnocephala
),
Island Morningglory
(
Calystegia macrostegia
),
Beach Evening Primrose
(
Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia
), Seaside
Golden Yarrow
(
Eriophyllum staechadifolium
),
White-flowered Goldenbush
(
Isocoma menziesii
),
Lupine
(
Lupinus sp.
), and
Cardinal Catchfly
(
Silene laciniata
)
Maintenance
Prune to shape in dry weather to prevent infection
Propagation
?
Seed or cuttings
Natural Setting
Site Type
Dunes and adjacent sandy areas, decomposed granite
Climate
Annual Precipitation: 16.1" - 23.3", Summer Precipitation: 0.22" - 0.31", Coldest Month: 45.4" - 49.6", Hottest Month: 62.6" - 71.2", Humidity: 0.89" - 16.72", Elevation: 3" - 1179"
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Morro Manzanita
Arctostaphylos morroensis
Sources include:
Wikipedia
. All text shown in the "About" section of these pages is available under the
Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License
. Plant observation data provided by the participants of the
California Consortia of Herbaria
, Sunset information provided by
Jepson Flora Project
. Propogation from seed information provided by the
Santa Barbara Botanical Garden
from "Seed Propagation of Native California Plants" by Dara E. Emery. Sources of plant photos include
CalPhotos
,
Wikimedia Commons
, and independent plant photographers who have agreed to share their images with Calscape. Other general sources of information include
Calflora
,
CNPS Manual of Vegetation Online
,
Jepson Flora Project
,
Las Pilitas
,
Theodore Payne
,
Tree of Life
,
The Xerces Society
, and information provided by CNPS volunteer editors, with special thanks to Don Rideout. Climate data used in creation of plant range maps is from
PRISM Climate Group, Oregon State University
, using 30 year (1981-2010) annual "normals" at an 800 meter spatial resolution.
Links:
Jepson eFlora Taxon Page
CalPhotos
Wikipedia
Calflora
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