Comarostaphylis

Comarostaphylis
Comarostaphylis
Comarostaphylis diversifolia
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Comarostaphylis
Zucc.
Species

About 10, see text.

Comarostaphylis is a genus of shrubs in the heath family native to the Americas from California in the United States to Panama. These are hairy, glandular shrubs to small trees with shreddy bark, often quite similar to their close relatives, the manzanitas.

Species:

  • Comarostaphylis arbutoides
  • Comarostaphylis discolor syn C. arguta
  • Comarostaphylis diversifolia
  • Comarostaphylis glaucescens
  • Comarostaphylis lanata
  • Comarostaphylis longifolia
  • Comarostaphylis mucronata
  • Comarostaphylis polifolia
  • Comarostaphylis sharpii
  • Comarostaphylis spinulosa

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