It grows in coastal sage scrubchaparralhabitats, on shale outcrops and slopes, from 100–800 metres (330–2,620 ft) in elevation.[2][4] It is found growing on ocean facing slopes in the upper boundary of the marine layer.[2]
Description
Arctostaphylos luciana is a shrub or small multi-trunked tree growing 2–3 metres (6.6–9.8 ft) in height.[2][4]
Its leaves are glaucous−gray, waxy and woolly to smooth and hairless, with smooth edges. They are base lobed (articulate), rounded to oval in shape, 1.5–2.5 centimetres (0.59–0.98 in) wide and 2–4 centimetres (0.79–1.57 in) long.[2][4]
The inflorescence is a cluster of pink and white, hairless, urn-shaped and downward facing "manzanita" flowers. The bloom period is from February to March.[4]
The fruit is a red to green-red drupe, up to 1.2 centimetres (0.47 in) wide.[4]
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