''Comarostaphylis'' is a
genus
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of
shrub
A shrub (often also called a bush) is a small-to-medium-sized perennial woody plant. Unlike herbaceous plants, shrubs have persistent woody stems above the ground. Shrubs can be either deciduous or evergreen. They are distinguished from tree ...
s in the
heath family native to the Americas from
California
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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:
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Comarostaphylis arbutoides
''Comarostaphylis arbutoides'' is a species of shrub in the heath family
The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The fami ...
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Comarostaphylis discolor
''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 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 cha ...
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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 ...
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Comarostaphylis lanata
''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 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
California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area ...
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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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References
External links
Genus ProfileJepson Manual TreatmentUSDA Plants Profile
Arbutoideae
Ericaceae genera
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