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Arctostaphylos regismontana is a species of manzanita known by the common name Kings Mountain manzanita. It is endemic to California, where it is known from the northern slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountains in the southern San Francisco Bay Area. It can be found in chaparral and broadleaf and coniferous forest on granite and sandstone soils. This is an erect shrub reaching over two meters in height and known to exceed four meters. It is bristly and hairy, exuding sticky resins. It has a dense foliage of curved oval-shaped leaves which are greenish in color and fuzzy and sticky in texture. They are smooth or toothed along the edges and up to 6 centimeters long. The flower cluster is an open cluster of conical manzanita flowers each one half to one centimeter long. The fruit is a hairy, sticky drupe.

Plant type

Shrub

Size

7 - 13 ft Tall

Dormancy

Evergreen

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Color

White, Pink

Flowering season

Winter, Spring

Special uses

Deer resistant

Sun

Full Sun

Water

Low

Ease of care

Moderate

Soil drainage

Fast

Site type

Granite and sandstone outcrops

Plant communities

Chaparral, Mixed Evergreen Forest, North Coastal Coniferous Forest

Hummingbirds
Bats
Birds
Bees
Caterpillars
Butterflies

Butterflies and moths supported

0 confirmed and 42 likely

Confirmed Likely

Acronicta perdita

Aethaloida packardaria

Miranda Underwing

Amphipyra pyramidoides