Arctostaphylos auriculata (Mount Diablo manzanita) is an endangered species of Arctostaphylos endemic to California, and limited in geography to the area surrounding Mount Diablo, in Contra Costa County.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Mount Diablo 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 luciana
- Arctostaphylos refugioensis
- Arctostaphylos hooveri
- Arctostaphylos gabilanensis
- Arctostaphylos pallida
- Arctostaphylos glutinosa
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
- Species
- Arctostaphylos auriculata
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