Species

Arctostaphylos columbiana (Columbia manzanita)

Arctostaphylos columbiana. Photo: (c) Jim Johnson, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

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Arctostaphylos columbiana is a species of manzanita known by the common name hairy manzanita. It is native to the coast of western North America from northern California to British Columbia. This large manzanita is a treelike shrub occasionally reaching heights of up to ten meters. It is erect with hairy branches, the smaller twigs bearing long bristles tipped with sticky glands. The leaves are oval-shaped and may be 6 centimeters long and 3 wide, dull green,…

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Plantae (Plants)
  - Phylum: Tracheophyta (Vascular plants)
    - Subphylum: Angiospermae (Flowering plants)
      - Class: Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
        Order: Ericales (Heathers, balsams, primroses, and allies)
        Family: Ericaceae (Heath family)
        Subfamily: Arbutoideae (Madrones, bearberries, and allies)
        Genus: Arctostaphylos (Bearberries and manzanitas)
        Species: Arctostaphylos columbiana (Columbia manzanita)

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