Arctostaphylos obispoensis - Serpentine manzanita

Serpentine manzanita (Arctostaphylos obispoensis) is a rare evergreen shrub, bush, or small tree native to the hills north of San Luis Obispo, California, tolerating sun or part shade and growing on serpentine, adobe, sand, or decomposed granite.¹ It grows 1-2.5 m tall and 1-2 m wide.¹

Inputs

• Hardiness zone 8¹
• Hardiness zone 9¹
• Hardiness zone 10¹
• Full sun¹
• Semi-shade¹

Outputs

• Human food¹

Type

• Arctostaphylos spp. - Manzanita
• Shrub
• Evergreen

Functions

• Wildlife habitat¹
• Flammable²

Dimension	At maturity
Height (m)	1-2.5
Diameter (m)	1-2

Footnotes

1. Arctostaphylos obispoensis ‘San Luis Obispo’, Serpentine Manzanita | Las Pilitas Nursery Native Plant Database ↩ ↩² ↩³ ↩⁴ ↩⁵ ↩⁶ ↩⁷ ↩⁸ ↩⁹

2. Leaf burn times of California native plants, Las Pilitas Nursery, 2005 propane-torch ignition trial, live-leaf ignition time 15 seconds ↩