Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. subcordata Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arctostaphylos crustacea Eastw. ssp. subcordata (Eastw.) V.T. Parker, M.C. Vasey, & J.E. Keeley

Santa cruz island manzanita

2020 David Greenberger

2024 Mike Russler

Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. subcordata is a shrub that is native to California, and endemic (limited) to California.

also called Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. subcordata

California Rare Plant Rank: 4.2 (limited distribution).


	Plant Range Observation Search ~108 records in California Plant Characteristics one or more occurrences within a 7.5-minute quadrangle

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Parent:	Arctostaphylos crustacea
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Family:	Ericaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Closed-cone Pine Forest, Chaparral

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + CNPS

Alternate Names:


JEF + CNPS	Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. subcordata

Information about Arctostaphylos crustacea ssp. subcordata from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape CNPS Inventory: 4.2 Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
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Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 05/19/2025).