Morro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: Federally Threatened
Family: Ericaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 139178
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection: 01/17/2019

Description:

perennial shrub

Where is Morro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis) located in the wild?

Habitat:

coastal maritime chaparral oak woodland plant communities

Distribution:

States & Provinces:

Morro Manzanita can be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Morro Manzanita (Arctostaphylos morroensis)?

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 01/17/19

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Conservation Actions

01/01/2010

development utility construction tar sand mining diversion of water from seeps cattle grazing competition with alien plants recreational activities possibly dredging of Morro Bay

01/01/2010

total number of individuals was recently estimated to be 2,000; occurs around Morro Bay. Depending on methods used, population estimates from 1992 range from 86,000 to 153,000 individuals