Ohlone Manzanita (Arctostaphylos ohloneana)

Global Rank: G1 - Critically Imperiled
Legal Status: N/A
Family: Ericaceae
State: CA
Nature Serve ID: 826799
Lifeform: Shrub
Date Inducted in National Collection:

Description:

Named after the native Ohlone people (that originally settled along the coast between San Francisco and Santa Cruz), the Arctostaphylos ohloneana can be found in maritime chaparral on areas with Monterey shale. The Ohlone Manzanita was first identified in 2008 and since being accepted as a separate species, it has been classified as Critically Imperiled with less than 100 individuals left. All occurrences of this species can be found at Big Basin Redwoods State Park (north of Santa Cruz). Blooming only two months out of the year (Feb – March), they grow erect to 1-2m tall with red-brown bark with pink/white blooms.

Where is Ohlone Manzanita (Arctostaphylos ohloneana) located in the wild?

States & Provinces:

Ohlone Manzanita can historically be found in California

Which CPC Partners conserve Ohlone Manzanita (Arctostaphylos ohloneana)?

California Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 06/09/17

University of California-Santa Cruz Arboretum & Botanic Garden

Not Sponsored

Assigned 01/17/19

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Ohlone Manzanita (Arctostaphylos ohloneana) Characteristics

Nomenclature

Taxon	Arctostaphylos ohloneana
Authority	M.C. Vasey & V.T. Parker
Family	Ericaceae
CPC Number	44912
ITIS	894432
USDA	AROH2
Duration	Perennial
Common Names	Ohlone Manzanita
Associated Scientific Names	Arctostaphylos ohloneana
Distribution

State Rank

State	State Rank
California	S1

Ecological Relationships

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