Arctostaphylos otayensis is a species of manzanita commonly known as the Otay manzanita. It is a rare perennial shrub native to the mountains of southwestern San Diego County, California and northwestern Baja California, where it grows in chaparral habitats on metavolcanic soils, mostly in the San Ysidro Mountains. The white urn-shaped flowers bloom from winter to spring. Because of the small range of this species and a number of threats, it is of conservation concern.
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Is it poisonous?
We have no record of Otay 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 glandulosa
- Arctostaphylos moranii
- Arctostaphylos canescens
- Arctostaphylos pilosula
- Arctostaphylos obispoensis
- Arctostaphylos nissenana
Classification
- Kingdom
- Plantae
- Phylum
- Tracheophyta
- Class
- Magnoliopsida
- Order
- Ericales
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
- Species
- Arctostaphylos otayensis
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