unusually red manzanita flowers

June 23, 2023 • Forest Road 4201-873, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest • Josephine County, Oregon

Coordinates: 42.24136,-123.80287
unusually red manzanita flowers (Arctostaphylos sp.) [Forest Road 4201-873, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Josephine County, Oregon]
Filename: 20230623-145046.jpg 2168x2891 pixels, ISO 200, f6.3 @ 1/1000 sec
Arctostaphylos sp.

There might be some kind of Exobasidium fungal infection happening here. The manzanita is probably Arctostaphylos canescens, or a mix of Arctostaphylos canescens and Arctostaphylos viscida.

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