Pacific manzanita (Arctostaphylos pacifica)

Pacific manzanita, a reference photo — Photo: John Game · CC BY 2.0 (licence)

Arctostaphylos pacifica, the Pacific manzanita, is a threatened species of manzanita endemic to San Bruno Mountain described by James B. Roof in 1962.

From Wikipedia, under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Is it poisonous?

We have no record of Pacific 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 edmundsii
Arctostaphylos franciscana
Arctostaphylos pumila
Arctostaphylos sensitiva

Classification

Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Tracheophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species: Arctostaphylos pacifica

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