Arctostaphylos pringlei (common name Pringle manzanita) is a plant that grows at elevations between 4000 and 7000 ft in southern California, Arizona, and southwest Utah.[2]
Pringle manzanita | |
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Arctostaphylos pringlei subsp. drupacea | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. pringlei
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Binomial name | |
Arctostaphylos pringlei Parry
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Range of Arctostaphylos pringlei |
Description
editPringle manzanita is a gray-green leaved shrub. It grows to about 4–6 ft. The plant may occasionally forms dense thickets. Pringle manzanita blooms in early spring forming small, whitish pink, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in clusters that later form red berries. The bark is smooth and mahogany-colored.
References
edit- ^ Botanic Gardens Conservation International (BGCI) & IUCN SSC Global Tree Specialist Group (2019). "Arctostaphylos pringlei". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 208. IUCN. e.T126504924A149018852. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2019-2.RLTS.T126504924A149018852.en. S2CID 242100339.
- ^ "Arctostaphylos pringlei (Pringle manzanita) | NPIN". Wildflower.org. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2014-03-21.
External links
edit- Media related to Arctostaphylos pringlei at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Arctostaphylos pringlei at Wikispecies