Investigating a hybrid mixed population leads to recognizing a new species of Arctostaphylos (Ericaceae)
While investigating the potential for Arctostaphylos species to hybridize in the mixed populations of Point Sal and Burton Mesa in Santa Barbara County, California, we discovered that Arctostaphylos from the Nipomo Mesa (San Luis Obispo County), formerly considered a northern population of Rollators A.rudis, are genetically and morphologically dist