Arctostaphylos pallida, commonly known as pallid manzanita, Oakland Hills manzanita, and Alameda manzanita, is an upright manzanita shrub from the Ericaceae, or heath family. It is endemic to the eastern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Pallid 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 refugioensis
- Arctostaphylos pechoensis
- Arctostaphylos gabilanensis
- Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
- Arctostaphylos auriculata
- Arctostaphylos andersonii
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
- Species
- Arctostaphylos pallida
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