Arctostaphylos manzanita roofii (Arctostaphylos manzanita roofii)
Description
Arctostaphylos manzanita is a plant from the genus of bearberry ( arctostaphylos ) within the family of Ericaceae (Ericaceae). It is on the Pacific coast of the United States is home, where it is sometimes, like many other species of this genus, also called Manzanita, in English , it is "bush woods". Arctostaphylos manzanita is an evergreen shrub that grows from below, mostly shrubs , rarely tree and grows multi-stemmed from below upwards and reaches stature heights of up to 3 meters. The bark on the long curved branches is reddish, a typical hallmark of Arctostaphylos manzanita . The alternate arranged on the branches leaves are divided into petiole and leaf blade. The simple , dark green glossy leaf blades are ovate, entire . Arctostaphylos manzanita produces panicles of white krug-like flowers from January to February . In summer, ornamental white drupes show up , which remain on the plant until well into winter.
Taxonomic tree
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Domain: Eukarya
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Kingdom: Plantae
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Class: Magnoliopsida
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Order: Ericales
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Family: Ericaceae
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Genus: Arctostaphylos
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