''Comarostaphylis'' is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

of shrubs in the

heath family The Ericaceae are a family of flowering plants, commonly known as the heath or heather family, found most commonly in acidic and infertile growing conditions. The family is large, with c.4250 known species spread across 124 genera, making it th ...

native to the Americas from

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in the United States to Panama. These are hairy, glandular shrubs to small trees with shreddy bark, often quite similar to their close relatives, the manzanitas. Species: *''

Comarostaphylis arbutoides ''Comarostaphylis arbutoides'' is a species of shrub in the heath family. Its range extends from central Mexico south to Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, and western Panama. It is found in oak and pine A pine is any conifer tr ...

'' *'' Comarostaphylis discolor'' syn ''C. arguta'' *''

Comarostaphylis diversifolia ''Comarostaphylis diversifolia'', known by the common names summer holly and California comarostaphylos, is a species of shrub in the heath family. It is native to Southern California and northern Baja California, where it grows in coastal chap ...

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Comarostaphylis glaucescens ''Comarostaphylis'' is a genus of shrubs in the heath family native to the Americas from California in the United States to Panama. These are hairy, glandular shrubs to small trees with shreddy bark, often quite similar to their close relatives, ...

'' *'' Comarostaphylis lanata'' *'' Comarostaphylis longifolia'' *'' Comarostaphylis mucronata'' *'' Comarostaphylis polifolia'' *'' Comarostaphylis sharpii'' *''

Comarostaphylis spinulosa ''Comarostaphylis'' is a genus of shrubs in the heath family native to the Americas from California in the United States to Panama. These are hairy, glandular shrubs to small trees with shreddy bark, often quite similar to their close relatives, ...

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External links

Genus Profile

Jepson Manual Treatment

USDA Plants Profile
Arbutoideae Ericaceae genera {{Ericaceae-stub