Arctostaphylos morroensis

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Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos morroensis Wies. & Schreib.
Common Name: Morro manzanita
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDERI040S0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ARMO2
Synonyms/Other Names:

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Dec-Mar

Elevation:
5 - 205 meters
15 - 675 feet

General Habitats:

Microhabitat Details: Baywood fine sand

Microhabitat:

Notes: Known from fewer than 10 occurrences in the Morro Bay area; estimated to cover less than 350 acres as of 1996. Threatened by urbanization, alteration of fire regimes, and non-native plants. See Madroño 5(1):42 (1939) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	5
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	4	67 %
Development	4	66%
Non-native plant impacts	2	33%
ORV activity	2	33%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	16%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	16%

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	3
Recent <=20 Years	3

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Morro Bay South (3512037)

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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Presumed Extant

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