Taxon Report

Arctostaphylos edmundsii J.T. Howell

Little Sur manzanita

Print Report

© 2006 Steve Matson

Classification


Scientific Name:	Arctostaphylos edmundsii J.T. Howell
Common Name:	Little Sur manzanita
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDERI04260
USDA Plants Symbol:	ARED
Synonyms/Other Names:	Arctostaphylos edmundsii J.T. Howell var. edmundsii Arctostaphylos edmundsii J.T. Howell var. parvifolia Roof

Ecology and Life History


Lifeform:	perennial evergreen shrub
Blooming Period: (May)Nov-Apr	(May)Nov-Apr
Elevation:	10-105 (35-345)
General Habitats:	Chaparral, Coastal bluff scrub
Microhabitat:	Sandy
Microhabitat Details:

Conservation Status


CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
State List:	None
Fed List:	None
Other Status:	SB_UCSC; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB


Total Occurrences:	8
Element Occurrence Ranks:
Excellent (A)	2
Good (B)	3
Fair (C)	0
Poor (D)	0
None (X)	0
Unknown (U)	3

Location


California Endemic: True
California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
Monterey (MNT)
Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Sur (3612137), Pfeiffer Point (3612127), Point Sur (3612138), Soberanes Point (3612148)

Threat List Data from the CNDDB


Threat List Total:	4
EOs with Threat Listed:	Total EOs	% of EOs
	6	75 %
Non-native plant impacts	4	50%
Erosion/runoff	3	37%
Foot traffic/trampling	3	37%
Road/trail construction/maint.	1	12%

Notes



Threatened by foot traffic and non-native plants. Includes A. edmundsii var. parvifolia, which is state-listed Rare. See Leaflets of Western Botany 6(10):202 (1952) for original description and 9(12):188-196 (1961) for information.
Threats:

Taxonomy:

Selected References

Citation California Native Plant Society, Rare Plant Program. 2025. Rare Plant Inventory (online edition, v9.5.1). Website https://www.rareplants.cnps.org [accessed 4 January 2025].