Species Details

Arctostaphylos gabilanensis

Gabilan Mountains manzanita

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Species Description:

Arctostaphylos gabilanensis, commonly known as Gabilan Mountains manzanita, is a perennial evergreen shrub in the Ericaceae that is found only in California. It occurs within Chaparral, and Cismontane woodland, growing at elevations from 300 to 700 meters. Arctostaphylos gabilanensis is ranked 1B.2, Plants Rare, Threatened or Endangered in California and Elsewhere; Moderately threatened in California.

Classification

Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos gabilanensis V.T. Parker & M.C. Vasey
Common Name: Gabilan Mountains manzanita
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDERI042X0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ARGA5
Synonyms/Other Names:
Name Status:	JEP, FNA, POWO, IPNI, Tropicos

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1
State Rank:	S1
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes: added to 1B on 2005-08-22
Add Date:	2005-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-05-02

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Jan

Elevation:
300 - 700 meters
985 - 2295 feet

General Habitats:

Chaparral
Cismontane woodland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic

Notes

Notes: Known only from two occurrences in the Gabilan Mountains. Not in The Jepson Manual. See Madroño (51)3: 322 (2004) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	1
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	1	50 %
Non-native plant impacts	1	50%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					2
A	B	C	D	X	U
0	0	0	0	0	2

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	1
Recent <=20 Years	1

Presence:
Presumed Extant	2
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Monterey (MNT), San Benito (SBT)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Mount Johnson (3612153), Mt. Harlan (3612164)

Notes:

Definitions of codes following a county and/or quad:
*		Presumed extirpated
(?)		Occurrence confirmed, but possibly extirpated
Quad and county data is imported from the CNDDB. Species may be present in other areas where conditions are favorable. These data should NOT be substituted for pre-project review or for on-site surveys.

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