Arctostaphylos incognita, the Cerro Italia manzanita or Incognito manzanita, is a species of manzanita narrowly endemic to the vicinity of Cerro Italia in northern Baja California, where it grows in chaparral west of the town of Ejido Carmen Serdan.[1]
| Arctostaphylos incognita | |
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| Growing in chaparral habitat on the north slopes of Cerro Italia, elevation 620m | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
| Species: | A. incognita
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| Binomial name | |
| Arctostaphylos incognita J.E.Keeley, Massihi, J.Delgad. & Hirales
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Description
editArctostaphylos incognita grows as a large shrub 1-4m in height, with blue-gray (glaucous) and hairless (glabrous) leaves. It is extremely similar to another Baja California endemic manzanita Arctostaphylos peninsularis, but has different fruit structure and does not overlap in range.[1]
Distribution and habitat
editArctostaphylos incognita only grows on rhyolitic soils near Cerro Italia in extreme northern Baja California at elevations of 300-700m. It has a very small range and has only been noted as far west as the vicinity of San Jose de la Zorra.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c Keeley, Jon E., et al. "Arctostaphylos incognita, a new species and its phenetic relationship to other manzanitas of Baja California." Madroño (1997): 137-150. https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/41426261.pdf?casa_token=uiWOmtzZ0_UAAAAA:IQbW8X_dpzdcuFYw1XwxHHJM6oeJ1bVP9fGZoVohGpuXpMapXNDlVGDhhIakeWaTwtMghMuU2YAiH91onxr7T7LJ08n2gPZuOGO1YJ12OVO-AN07dg
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