Arctostaphylos uva-ursi leobreweri Roof (1980:26)
Leo Brewer's manzanita
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonyms: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi f. leobreweri (Roof) P.V.Wells in Madroño 35: 339 (1988 publ. 1989); Arctostaphylos uvaursi loebreweri Roof in Changing Seasons 1(2): 26 (1980) [orth. error used by (Hawkes et al., 2000:95)]
Conservation Status
Uncertain
Listed as Extinct in the Wild by (Prance, 1997 fide Hawkes et al., 2000:95). Listed as either Extinct or Extinct in the Wild by (WCMC, 1992:218). Appears to have been photographed in situ in recent years (source: iNaturalist). Considered a synonym of the nominate by (POWO, 2025).
Distribution & Habitat
California, USA
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Govaerts, R. (1995). World Checklist of Seed Plants 1(1, 2): 1-483, 529. MIM, Deurne.
Hawkes, J. G., Maxted, N. and Ford-Lloyd, B. V. (2000). Field Gene Banks, Botanic Gardens In Vitro, DNA and Pollen Conservation, pp. 92-107. In: The Ex Situ Conservation of Plant Genetic Resources. Kluwer Academic Publishers. [p. 95]
POWO. (2025). Plants of the World Online (online resource). Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, United Kingdom. Available at: https://powo.science.kew.org/ [Accessed 17 August 2025]
Prance, G. T. (1997). The conservation of botanical diversity, pp. 3-14. In: Maxted, N., Ford-Lloyd, B. V. and Hawkes, J. G. (eds.). Plant Genetic Conservation: The In Situ Approach. London: Chapman and Hall.