Species Details

Arctostaphylos cruzensis

Arroyo de la Cruz manzanita

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Classification

Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos cruzensis Roof
Common Name: Arroyo de la Cruz manzanita
Family:	Ericaceae
Element Code:	PDERI040B0
USDA Plants Symbol:	ARCR6
Synonyms/Other Names:

Conservation Status

CA Rare Plant Rank:	1B.2
Fed List:	None
State List:	None
Global Rank:	G1G2
State Rank:	S1S2
Other Status:	BLM_S; SB_SBBG; USFS_S
CRPR Changes:
Add Date:	1974-01-01
Date Edited:	2022-02-01

Ecology and Life History

Lifeform: perennial evergreen shrub

Blooming Period: Dec-Mar

Elevation:
60 - 310 meters
195 - 1015 feet

General Habitats:

Broadleafed upland forest
Coastal bluff scrub
Closed-cone coniferous forest
Chaparral
Coastal scrub
Valley and foothill grassland

Microhabitat Details:

Microhabitat:

Sandy

Notes

Notes: Possibly threatened by development and grazing. Potentially threatened by frequent wildfires and fire suppression activities. See Leaflets of Western Botany 9:218 (1962) for original description.
Threats:
Taxonomy:

Threat List Data from the CNDDB

THREAT LIST:
Threat List Total:	4
	Total EOs	% of EOs
EOs with Threat Listed:	3	38 %
Grazing	2	25%
Other	1	12%
Wood cutting or brush clearing	1	12%
Foot traffic/trampling	1	12%

Occurrence Data from the CNDDB

Element Occurrence Ranks:
Total Occurrences:					8
A	B	C	D	X	U
2	0	2	0	0	4

Occurrence Status:
Historical >20 Years	4
Recent <=20 Years	4

Presence:
Presumed Extant	8
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 Luis Obispo (SLO)

Quads: Name (Quad Code)
Cambria (3512151), Cape San Martin (3512184), Piedras Blancas (3512163)

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

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Presumed Extant

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CNPS Rare Plant Inventory