Santa Catalina Island manzanita

Arctostaphylos catalinae is is a tall, bristly manzanita adapted to the stiff, saline breezes of the island bluffs in its habitat.

Arctostaphylos catalinae, the Santa Catalina Island manzanita, is a species of manzanita in the Ericaceae family. It is endemic to California, where it grows wild only in the Channel Islands, specifically, Catalina Island. This is a tall, bristly manzanita adapted to the stiff, saline breezes of the island bluffs in its habitat. More