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Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. manzanita
Subspecies:	A. m. subsp. elegans
Trinomial name
Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans (Jeps.) P.V.Wells
Synonyms
Arctostaphylos elegans Jeps. Arctostaphylos manzanita var. elegans (Jeps.) L.D.Benson Arctostaphylos pungens subsp. elegans (Jeps.) Roof Uva-ursi elegans (Jeps.) A. Heller

Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans, also known as the Konocti manzanita, is a subspecies of the Common manzanita. It is endemic to California. It was originally described at the rank of species as Arctostaphylos elegans in 1893 by Willis Linn Jepson. It was reduced to a subspecies of Arctostaphylos manzanita by Philipp Vincent Wells in 1968.

References

1. Jeps. Erythea 1(1): 15 1893
2. (Jeps.) A. Heller Cat. N. Amer. Pl. (ed. 3) 276 1914
3. "Arctostaphylos manzanita SSP. Elegans Calflora".
4. "Arctostaphylos manzanita subsp. elegans". International Plant Names Index (IPNI). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew; Harvard University Herbaria & Libraries; Australian National Botanic Gardens. Retrieved 1 February 2011.

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