familyEricaceae
subfamilyEricaceae subfam. Arbutoideae
genusComarostaphylis
speciesComarostaphylis diversifolia
Comarostaphylis diversifolia subsp. planifolia
Aliso 9: 191. 1978,.
IllustratedEndemic
Basionym: Comarostaphylis diversifolia var. planifolia Jepson Fl. Calif. 3: 29. 1939
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 8. Treatment on page 403.
Leaf-blades broadly elliptic to obovate or broadly ovate, 3–9 × 1–3.5 cm, margins usually plane. Inflorescences 6–14 cm, gray-tomentose, without glandular-hairs; floral bracts lanceolate-ovate to oblong-ovate, navicular, 3–10 mm. Pedicels 5–20 mm. Sepals eglandular.
Phenology: Flowering (Jan-)Mar–Jul; fruiting (Apr-)May–Sep(-Oct).
Habitat: Chaparral, oak woodlands, closed-cone pine forests with Arbutus menziesii, Arctostaphylos insularis, Ceanothus sp., Cercocarpus sp., Heteromelesarbutifolia, Pinusmuricata, P. remorata, Prunus sp., Quercusagrifolia, Q. dumosa, and Rhusintegrifolia
Elevation: 0-600 m
Discussion
Subspecies planifolia is the northernmost taxon in the genus, endemic to Los Angeles and Santa Barbara counties. It is found on the Channel Islands of Santa Catalina, Santa Cruz, and Santa Rosa, and on the mainland in the coastal Santa Monica and Santa Ynez mountains.
Selected References
None.
Lower Taxa
None.
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absent +
hypogynous +
dehiscent +
inverted +
ovoid +
pinnate +
shorter +
2mm;3.5mm +
flowering +
spreading;reflexed +
0.8mm;1.7mm +
not furrowed +
flaky +
tapering;cuneate +
narrowly ovate;ovate or elliptic +
coriaceous +
much shorter +
absent +
reduced +
0mm;3mm +
aromatic +
absent +
2mm;3.5mm +
flowering +
0.8mm;1.7mm +
deciduous +
absent +
rotate to crateriform campanulate cylindric globose or urceolate +
cylindric;nearly globose +
Calif. +
globose +
juicy +
straight +
undifferentiated +
fusiform +
minute +
cellular +
abundant +
fleshy +
distinct +
villous +
dilated +
symmetric +
pendulous +
bisexual +
drupaceous +
indehiscent +
flowering +
acute;acuminate +
during flowering , becoming spreading to reflexed in fruit , equal or nearly so , much shorter than corolla-tube , 2-3.5×0.8-1.7 mm , apex +
persistent +
caplike +
stalked +
swollen-headed +
Chaparral, oak woodlands, closed-cone pine forests with Arbutus menziesii, Arctostaphylos insularis, Ceanothus sp., Cercocarpus sp., Heteromelesarbutifolia, Pinusmuricata, P. remorata, Prunus sp., Quercusagrifolia, Q. dumosa, and Rhusintegrifolia +
multicellular +
absent +
absent +
Present +
gray-tomentose +
5-30-flowered +
broadly elliptic;obovate or broadly ovate +
1cm;3.5cm +
bifacial +
persistent +
oriented +
cauline +
absent +
much shorter +
obtuse +
serrate +
plane +
absent +
furrowed +
axile +
superior +
villous +
lobed +
anatropous +
fascicles +
curved +
hypogynous +
absent +
white +
connate +
absent +
reduced +
not sticky +
absent +
gray-tomentose +
4-5-carpellate +
solid +
Aliso +
1889 +
connate +
not winged +
tan;yellowish-brown or brown +
connate +
pendulous +
globose +
eglandular +
persistent +
appressed +
absent +
gray-tomentose +
during flowering , becoming spreading to reflexed in fruit , equal or nearly so , much shorter than corolla-tube , 2-3.5×0.8-1.7 mm , apex +
included +
branching +
mat-forming +
capitate +
5-lobed +
minute +
absent +
hollow +
straight +
persistent +
declinate +
Comarostaphylis diversifolia subsp. planifolia +
Comarostaphylis diversifolia +
subspecies +
thick-walled +
reticulate +
thin +
young +
gray-tomentose +