Schreiber's manzanita facts for kids
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A. glutinosa
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| Arctostaphylos glutinosa Schreib.
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Arctostaphylos glutinosa is a special type of plant. It is known as a manzanita. Its common name is Schreiber's manzanita. This plant is very rare. It only grows in one small area. This area is Santa Cruz County, California. You can find it on the western side of the Santa Cruz Mountains. It likes to grow in a type of shrubland called chaparral. It also grows on ridges made of limestone and a soft rock called diatomaceous shale near the coast.
What Does Schreiber's Manzanita Look Like?
This plant is a shrub. It can grow to be about 1 to 2 meters tall. That's like 3 to 6 feet high. It has a bristly feel. It also has special glands that make it sticky.
Leaves and Branches
The leaves of this manzanita are greenish-gray. They grow very close together on the branches. They seem to wrap around the branches. Each leaf can be up to 5 centimeters long. That's about 2 inches. The leaves don't look shiny. They feel fuzzy or woolly. Most of their edges are smooth. But some leaves have small teeth near their bottom part.
Flowers and Fruit
The flowers of Schreiber's manzanita grow in tight groups. These groups are called inflorescences. The flowers are shaped like small urns. Inside, they have reddish parts that are sticky. These sticky parts are called resin glands.
After the flowers, the plant makes fruit. The fruit is a red drupe. A drupe is a fruit with a hard pit inside. Think of a cherry or a peach. This fruit is also covered in sticky resin. It feels hairy too.
