Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans, also known as the Konocti manzanita, is a subspecies of the Common manzanita. It is endemic to California.[3] It was originally described at the rank of species as Arctostaphylos elegans in 1893 by Willis Linn Jepson. It was reduced to a subspecies of Arctostaphylos manzanita by Philipp Vincent Wells in 1968.[4]
| Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Eudicots |
| Clade: | Asterids |
| Order: | Ericales |
| Family: | Ericaceae |
| Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
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| Subspecies: | A. m. subsp. elegans
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| Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans | |
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References
edit- ^ Jeps. Erythea 1(1): 15 1893
- ^ (Jeps.) A. Heller Cat. N. Amer. Pl. (ed. 3) 276 1914
- ^ "Arctostaphylos manzanita SSP. Elegans Calflora".
- ^ "Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 1 February 2011.
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