Arctostaphylos bakeri

Arctostaphylos bakeri
Imperiled
Imperiled (NatureServe)[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Embryophytes
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Eudicots
Clade: Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species:
A. bakeri
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos bakeri
Subspecies[2]
  • Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. bakeri
  • Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. sublaevis P.V.Wells
Synonyms[2]
  • Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. bakeri (Eastw.) P.V.Wells
  • Arctostaphylos pungens subsp. bakeri (Eastw.) Roof
  • Arctostaphylos stanfordiana subsp. bakeri (Eastw.) J.E.Adams

Arctostaphylos bakeri is a species of manzanita known by the common name Baker's manzanita. It is endemic to Sonoma County, California, where it grows in the chaparral and woodlands of the North Coast Ranges. It is sometimes a member of the serpentine soils flora.[3]

Description

Arctostaphylos bakeri is a shrub growing one to three meters in height. Its smaller twigs are bristly and glandular or hairy to woolly. The dark green leaves are generally oval in shape and up to 3 centimeters long. They may be glandular, rough or fuzzy in texture, and dull or shiny in appearance.

The plentiful inflorescences hold crowded clusters of urn-shaped manzanita flowers.[4] The fruit is a hairless drupe up to a centimeter wide.

Subspecies

Two subspecies are accepted:[2]

  • Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. bakeri
  • Arctostaphylos bakeri subsp. sublaevis P.V.Wells – endemic to The Cedars in Sonoma County, California[5]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "NatureServe Explorer 2.0".
  2. 1 2 3 "Arctostaphylos bakeri Eastw". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 4 June 2026.
  3. ↑ Calscape.com. "Baker's Manzanita, Arctostaphylos bakeri". Calscape. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  4. ↑ "Arctostaphylos bakeri 'Louis Edmonds' | California Flora Nursery". www.calfloranursery.com. Retrieved 2017-07-12.
  5. ↑ Raiche, Roger, and James L. Reveal. A New Variety of Holodiscus dumosus (Rosaceae: Spiraeoideae) from coastal Northwestern California. Journal of the Botanical Research Institute of Texas, vol. 5, no. 1, 2011, pp. 25–32. JSTOR, http://www.jstor.org/stable/41972473. Accessed 4 June 2026.
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