About Arctostaphylos stanfordiana Parry
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana is a bushy shrub that grows 0.5 to 3 metres (1.6 to 9.8 ft) tall. Its leaves are oblong to widely lance-shaped, shiny green, and reach up to 5 centimeters in length. The inflorescence is a loose cluster of urn-shaped manzanita flowers, which are pink; some individuals have flowers so pale that they are nearly white. The fruit is an oblong drupe approximately 7 millimeters wide. There are three recognized subspecies: A. s. ssp. decumbens, commonly called Rincon manzanita, is a rare subspecies endemic to Sonoma County; A. s. ssp. raichei, commonly called Raiche's manzanita, is known mostly from Mendocino County; and A. s. ssp. stanfordiana, commonly called Stanford's manzanita, is more widespread than the other two subspecies.
