PLANTS Profile for Arctostaphylos purissima (La Purissima manzanita)

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PLANTS Profile

Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells
La Purissima manzanita

Symbol:

ARPU10

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

L48

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Photo of Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells

©J.S. Peterson. USDA NRCS NPDC. United States, CA, Berkeley, University of California Berkeley Botanical Garden. March 24, 2004. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Distribution:
Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells


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Related Taxa:
Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 78 species in Arctostaphylos

Classification:
Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Arctostaphylos Adans. – manzanita
Species	Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells – La Purissima manzanita

More Accounts and Images:
Arctostaphylos purissima P.V. Wells

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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 183605.

View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).

Time Generated: 05/19/2013 11:46 AM CDT