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Pronunciation: ark-toe-STAF-i-los vir-i-DIS-si-ma
Common name: McMinn's manzanita
Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
Habitat: Shale outcrops, chaparral, closed-cone conifer forest to 1500', eastern Santa Cruz Island
Blooming period: January to March
Name derivations: 1) Arctostaphylos 2) viridissima