About Arctostaphylos imbricata Eastw.
Arctostaphylos imbricata Eastw. is a small, spreading, matlike shrub that grows as flat tangles or mounds, reaching less than one meter in height. Its branches are covered in long bristles that end in resin glands. The light green, glandular leaves are round to oval, with rough, bristly, dull surfaces and either smooth or toothed edges. These leaves grow up to 4 centimeters long and up to 3 centimeters wide. It produces a dense inflorescence crowded with rounded, urn-shaped white flowers; each flower is only 3 to 5 millimeters long. The fruit it bears is a hairy, glandular drupe approximately 7 millimeters wide.
