Species Details

Arctostaphylos regismontana

Kings Mountain manzanita

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Classification

Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos regismontana Eastw.
Common Name: Kings Mountain manzanita
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDERI041C0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ARRE7
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G2
State Rank:	S2
Other Status:	SB_UCSC
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1994-01-01
Date Edited:	2023-01-13

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Dec-Apr

Elevation:
305 - 730 meters
1000 - 2395 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Chaparral
North Coast coniferous forest

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Granitic
Sandstone

Notes

Notes: Plants north of Big Basin in SCR Co. (408B) look intermediate; identification uncertain. Threatened by urbanization. Not regenerating well. See Leaflets of Western Botany 1:77 (1933) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	7
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	6	35 %
Wood cutting or brush clearing	5	29%
Road/trail construction/maint.	4	23%
Non-native plant impacts	2	11%
Recreational use (non-ORV)	1	5%
Biocides	1	5%
Disease	1	5%
Erosion/runoff	1	5%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					17
A	B	C	D	X	U
1	3	3	3	0	7

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	9
Recent <=20 Years	8

Presence:
Presumed Extant	17
Possibly Extirpated	0
Presumed Extirpated	0

Location

California Endemic:

California Island:

States: Name (Code)
California (CA)

California Counties and Islands: Name (Code)
San Mateo (SMT), Santa Clara (SCL), Santa Cruz (SCR)?

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Big Basin (3712222)?, La Honda (3712233), Mindego Hill (3712232), Montara Mountain (3712254), Woodside (3712243)

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.

Regional Map

Map

Presumed Extant

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