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Xylococcus bicolor
Nuttall, Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n. s. 8: 259. 1842.
Mission manzanita
Arctostaphylos bicolor
(Nuttall) A. Gray
Plants
1.5-4(-7) m.
Leaves:
petiole 0.5-1 mm; blade dark green adaxially, 1.8-5.5 × 0.8-2.3 cm, base cuneate, apex acute.
Inflorescences
recurved, unbranched.
Flowers:
sepals dark red, tomentose, lobes reflexed; corolla 7-9 mm; nectary disc crateriform; style elongate; stigma minute.
Drupes
5-8 × 6-10 mm.
Seeds
ovoid.
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n
= 26.
Flowering Dec-Jul. Chaparral, dry slopes; 0-700 m; Calif.; Mexico (Baja California).
Xylococcus bicolor
has a limited distribution in southern California, occurring on the coastal plain and in the Peninsular and Transverse ranges of Los Angeles County to San Diego County, and on Santa Catalina Island.
