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Arctostaphylos pumila is a species of manzanita known by the common name Sandmat Manzanita. This shrub is endemic to California where it grows on the coastline near Monterey. This is a petite, low-lying manzanita which forms flat bushes and patchy, creeping mats in sandy soil. The branch tips will take root as it spreads. The bark is reddish and tends not to shred. The leaves are small and mainly oval-shaped, dark green on the upper surface and grayish and fuzzy beneath. The flowers appear in sparse flower clusters and are white to very pale pink. The fruit is a round brownish drupe about half a centimeter wide. In the wild this plant derives a lot of moisture from fog but does not like salt spray directly on it.
Shrub
2 - 5 ft Tall
5 ft Wide
Spreading
Moderate
Evergreen
None
Pink, White
Spring, Winter
Groundcover, Hedge
Full Sun, Partial Shade
Very Low
Max 2x / month once established
Moderate
Tolerates cold to 30° F
Fast, Medium, Slow
Reportedly can tolerate clay soil.
Tolerates saline soil..
Soil PH: 5.0 - 7.0
Prune as needed to control height and spread
Rooted cuttings
Dunes, sea bluffs and other sandy places, mostly along the immediate coast of Monterey and Santa Cruz Counties
Chaparral, Closed-cone Pine Forest, Coastal Strand, Northern Coastal Scrub
Other coastal plants such as Silver Beachweed (Ambrosia chamissonis), Beach Sage (Artemisia pycnocephala), Morningglory (Calystegia spp.), Beach Evening Primrose (Camissoniopsis cheiranthifolia), Seaside Daisy (Erigeron spp.), Lupine (Lupinus spp.), Hummingbird Sage (Salvia spathacea), Penstemon species.
Butterflies and moths supported
0 confirmed and 36 likely
Western Avocado Leafroller Moth
Amorbia cuneana
Miranda Underwing
Amphipyra pyramidoides
Fruit-Tree Leafroller Moth
Archips argyrospila