N20161117-0004—Arctostaphylos regismontana—RPBG-1—DxO (30336114283)

Description:

Arctostaphylos regismontana—Kings Mountain manzanita. Included in the CNPS Inventory of Rare and Endangered Plants on list 1B.2 (rare, threatened, or endangered in CA and elsewhere). The type locality is Kings Mountain in San Mateo county, although the manzanita is found at other locations in the Santa Cruz Mountains. The one photographed has been a fixture in the Regional Parks Botanic Garden since 1948. The crown is thinning and it is showing other symptoms of old age. Its mate died a few years ago, replaced by a clone. Photographed at Regional Parks Botanic Garden located in Tilden Regional Park near Berkeley, CA.