Family ²

Ericaceae

Description ²

Low, mounding shrub,with non-glandular twigs, erect leaves that are elliptic to lancelolate and bring green. The inflorescence is a panicle, that is pendent when first formed. The flowers are white-pink.

Community ²

Chaparral

Flowering ²

Feb-Mar

Garden Location ²

E

Associated Species ²

native bees
hummingbirds

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Christopher "cricket" Hynes, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND), http://www.flickr.com/photos/21958034@N06/4354718236
2. (c) gillian360, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• Calflora
• CalPhotos
• eFloras.org
• Encyclopedia of Earth
• Flora of North America (beta)
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• Jepson eFlora
• NatureServe Explorer 2.0
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• USDA PLANTS database
• World Flora Online

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