Eastwood's Manzanita
Arctostaphylos glandulosa
It features a massive, woody underground burl called a lignotuber, which stores nutrients and dormant buds, allowing the plant to rapidly resprout even after its entire aboveground structure is incinerated by fire.
- Scientific name
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa
- Taxonomy
- Plantae › Tracheophyta › Magnoliopsida › Ericales › Ericaceae › Arctostaphylos
- IUCN Red List status
- Least Concern
- Population trend
- stable
- Biome
- forest
- Habitat
- Chaparral, coastal sage scrub, and dry open coniferous forests
- Diet
- Autotrophic (photosynthesis)
- Range
- California, Oregon, Baja California
- Size
- 1 to 4 meters tall, with a broad, spreading canopy of stiff, upright branches.
- Lifespan
- 50 to 100+ years
- Active
- diurnal
- Threats
- Habitat fragmentation from urban development, climate change, and overly frequent wildfire intervals that exhaust its underground energy reserves.
- Safe to approach?
- Harmless. You can safely observe and touch this sturdy shrub, but avoid breaking its branches or harvesting its berries in protected areas. Watch your footing on the steep, rocky slopes where it grows, and be mindful of local wildlife like rattlesnakes that may seek shade beneath its canopy. If scratched by its stiff branches, wash the area with soap and water.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa , with the common name Eastwood's manzanita , is a species of manzanita.
Photo: Arvel Hernandez, CC-BY, via iNaturalist
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