''Comarostaphylis'' is a

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s in the heath family native to the Americas from

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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 diversifolia'', known by the common names summer holly and California comarostaphylos, is a species of shrub in the heath family. It is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in coastal chap ...

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Comarostaphylis glaucescens ''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, ...

'' *'' Comarostaphylis lanata'' *''

Comarostaphylis longifolia ''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, ...

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Comarostaphylis mucronata ''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, ...

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Comarostaphylis polifolia ''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, ...

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Comarostaphylis sharpii ''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, ...

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Comarostaphylis spinulosa ''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, ...

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Genus Profile

Jepson Manual Treatment

USDA Plants Profile
Arbutoideae Ericaceae genera {{Ericaceae-stub