Arctostaphylos nipumu, the Nipomo Mesa manzanita or nipumu manzanita, is a species of manzanita endemic to Nipomo Mesa in San Luis Obispo County, California. It was formerly considered to be the northernmost population of Arctostaphylos rudis, a rare manzanita primarily found near Lompoc. It is highly threatened by development, with only an estimated 300–700 plants in the wild at the time it was described.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Nipomo Mesa manzanita being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Arctostaphylos rudis
- Arctostaphylos hookeri
- Arctostaphylos densiflora
- Arctostaphylos morroensis
- Arctostaphylos catalinae
- Arctostaphylos montana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
- Species
- Arctostaphylos nipumu
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