Latin name: Arctostaphylos otayensis Wiesl. &
  B. Schreiber
  Pronunciation: ark-toe-STAF-i-los oh-tie-EN-sis

  Common name: Otay manzanita
  Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
  Habitat: Dry skopes below 5000', chaparral,
  mountains of San Diego County

  Blooming period: January to March
  Click for Latin name derivations:  1) Arctostaphylos
  2) otayensis
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