Eastwood's manzanita facts for kids
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Arctostaphylos glandulosa, often called Eastwood's manzanita, is a type of manzanita plant. It is a shrub that grows in certain parts of North America.
Where It Grows
This shrub grows naturally along the coasts of western North America. You can find it from Oregon, through California, all the way down to Baja California in Mexico. It likes to grow on slopes near the coast.
What It Looks Like
Eastwood's manzanita is a shrub that stands tall. It can grow up to about 2.5 meters (which is like 8 feet) high. It can feel a bit bristly. Sometimes, it has glands that make sticky oils. This plant can look quite different depending on where it grows. There are several types, called subspecies, found across its range.
Different Types of Eastwood's Manzanita
There are several different types, or subspecies, of Arctostaphylos glandulosa:
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. adamsii — This type is called Adams' manzanita. It is found only in the Transverse Ranges in San Diego County and Baja California.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia — This one is known as Costa Baja manzanita or Del Mar manzanita. It grows along the coastlines of San Diego and Baja California.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. cushingiana — Called Cushing manzanita, this type grows in coastal mountain ranges. You can find it from Baja California, through California, to Oregon. Learn more about subsp. cushingiana.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. gabrielensis — This is the San Gabriel manzanita. It only grows in the San Gabriel Mountains in Southern California.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. glandulosa — This is the main Eastwood's manzanita type. It is found in coastal mountain ranges from Baja California through California to Oregon.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. howellii — Known as Zaca lake manzanita, this type grows in the Santa Lucia Range. This range is in Monterey and San Luis Obispo Counties, and Santa Barbara County.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. leucophylla — This type is found from the San Bernardino Mountains through the Peninsular Ranges of Southern California and Baja California.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. mollis — This type grows in the San Bernardino Mountains, San Gabriel Mountains, Santa Monica Mountains, and Santa Ynez Mountains. These are all part of the Transverse Ranges in Southern California.
One of these types, Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia, is considered an endangered species in the United States. This means it is at risk of disappearing forever. There are only about 25 groups of these plants left. Most of them live in small, broken-up areas of coastal sage scrub chaparral habitat on both sides of the border.
Another rare type is Arctostaphylos glandulosa ssp. crassifolia. It is only known to grow in one place in the wild. This place is near the Mill Creek Summit divide within the Angeles National Forest in the San Gabriel Mountains. The California Native Plant Society lists it as a rare and endangered plant.
See also
In Spanish: Arctostaphylos glandulosa para niños
