Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover is a plant in the Ericaceae family, order Ericales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover

Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover

Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover is a flowering shrub with defined physical traits from leaf shape to fruit structure.

Family
Genus
Arctostaphylos
Order
Ericales
Class
Magnoliopsida
⚠️ Toxicity Note

Insufficient toxicity evidence; avoid direct contact and ingestion.

About Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover

Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover is a shrub that reaches a maximum height between one and two meters. It has bristly, glandular twigs. Its dark green leaves are rough, bristly, and smooth-edged, sometimes with a waxy texture. The leaves measure 2 to 3 centimeters long and are round to oval in shape. The inflorescence is a dense cluster of urn-shaped flowers. The fruit is a bristly, glandular drupe about one centimeter wide.

Photo: (c) David Greenberger, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), uploaded by David Greenberger · cc-by-nc-nd

Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Magnoliopsida Ericales Ericaceae Arctostaphylos

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Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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