Comarostaphylis
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Comarostaphylis is a genus of shrub
s in the heath family
native to the Americas from California in the United States to Panama. These are hairy, glandular shrubs to small trees with shreddy bark, often quite similar to their close relatives, the manzanitas
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Species:
Shrub
A shrub or bush is distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and shorter height, usually under 5–6 m tall. A large number of plants may become either shrubs or trees, depending on the growing conditions they experience...
s in the heath family
Ericaceae
The Ericaceae, commonly known as the heath or heather family, is a group of mostly calcifuge flowering plants. The family is large, with roughly 4000 species spread across 126 genera, making it the 14th most speciose family of flowering plants...
native to the Americas from California in the United States to Panama. These are hairy, glandular shrubs to small trees with shreddy bark, often quite similar to their close relatives, the manzanitas
Arctostaphylos
Arctostaphylos is a genus of plants comprised by the manzanitas and bearberries. They are shrubs or small trees.There are about 60 species of Arctostaphylos, ranging from ground-hugging arctic, coastal, and mountain species to small trees up to 6 m tall. Most are evergreen , with small oval...
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Species:
- Comarostaphylis arbutoides
- Comarostaphylis discolor syn C. arguta
- Comarostaphylis diversifoliaComarostaphylis diversifoliaComarostaphylis diversifolia is a species of shrub in the heath family known by the common name summer holly. It is native to southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in coastal chaparral habitat. It is an erect shrub which can exceed 4 meters in height. Its bark is gray and...
- Comarostaphylis glaucescens
- Comarostaphylis lanata
- Comarostaphylis longifolia
- Comarostaphylis mucronata
- Comarostaphylis polifolia
- Comarostaphylis sharpii
- Comarostaphylis spinulosa