Visited this Montara Mountain manzanita on Monday morning. This beautiful species (*Arctostaphylos montaraensis*) can be encountered on sandstone ridges on Montara Mountain near Pacifica, as well as one grove on San Bruno Mountain.
I can't wait to come back in a month to see them flowering. Like most manzanitas they are pollinated by bumblebees and hummingbirds.
#botany #CaliforniaNativePlants #manzanitas #arctostaphylosmontaraensis #arctostaphylos #sanmateocountybotany #montaramountain