Xylococcus Bicolor

Xylococcus is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the heath family which contains the single species Xylococcus bicolor, the Mission Manzanita. This is a shrub that grows to three meters in height, two meters in diameter. Its native range is very limited, comprising Southwestern and Pacific coastal California from San Diego county through north-central Pacific coastal Baja California, a bit of southern Riverside County near Temecula, and Santa Catalina Island. It is a member of the chaparral plant community.