Arctostaphylos hookeri is a low shrub which is variable in appearance and has several subspecies.

These are generally mat-forming plants or low bushes with small green leaves, dense inflorescences of white to pink flowers, and shiny egg-shaped or round red drupes.

The Arctostaphylos hookeri shrub is endemic to California where its native range extends from the coastal San Francisco Bay Area to the Central Coast.

It grows in sandy, coastal pine or oak woods.

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