Arctostaphylos montana is a species of manzanita. It is endemic to the San Francisco Bay area where it has been found on Mount Tamalpais and at the Presidio of San Francisco.
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. montana
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Taxonomy
editArctostaphylos montana has two subspecies, both of which were formerly considered as a subspecies of Hooker's manzanita until reclassified following modern genetic analysis and comparisons.[2]
- Arctostaphylos montana subsp. montana Eastw. - Mt. Tamalpais manzanita - native to Mount Tamalpais
- Arctostaphylos montana subsp. ravenii (P.V.Wells) V.T.Parker, M.C.Vasey & J.E.Keeley - Presidio manzanita - one single plant and a few clones exist at the Presidio of San Francisco. Federally listed as an endangered subspecies of the United States.[3]
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References
edit- ^ "Pallid Manzanita". wildlife.ca.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-31.
- ^ Parker, V. Thomas; Vasey, Michael C.; Keeley, Jon E. (2007). "Taxonomic Revisions in the Genus Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae)". Madroño. 54 (2): 148–155. doi:10.3120/0024-9637(2007)54[148:TRITGA]2.0.CO;2. JSTOR 41425696. S2CID 43442173.
- ^ "Arctostaphylos montana ssp. ravenii Calflora". calflora.org. Retrieved 13 October 2018.
External links
edit- Media related to Arctostaphylos montana at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Arctostaphylos montana at Wikispecies
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Arctostaphylos montana
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Presidio manzanita
- Jepson Manual Treatment of Mt. Tamalpais manzanita
