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22. Stems long-creeping; branches flexible, to 8 



inches high; bark rough-scaly, shreddy, dark 

 reddish brown; leaves rounded or broadly 

 and shallowly notched at tips; stomata only 

 on under surface; trailing or matted shrubs 

 with bright red "berries"; often on acid or 

 granitic soils; at lower as well as higher 

 elevations. Cascades; Wallowa, Blue Mts., 

 ne. Oreg., se. Wash. 



bearberry, kinnikinnick (Arctostaphylos 



uva-ursi). 

 22. Stems much-branched from near base; 

 branches rigid, to 2 feet high; bark smooth 

 after scaly flaking; leaves mostly abruptly 

 sharp-pointed at tip (mucronate or cuspidate) ; 

 stomata on both surfaces; "berries" light red; 

 often on basaltic soil; usually at elevations 

 over 4,000 feet; Cascades, Wallowa and Blue 

 Mts., ne. Oreg.; tvpe locality, Sierra Nevada, 

 Calif., at elevations of 8,000 to 10,000 feet, 

 pinemat manzanita (Arctostaphylos 



nevadensis) . 



21. Stems erect or spreading, to 8 feet high; leaves 



broad, oval to egg-shaped in outline, to 2 inches 



long, often somewhat pointed at tip; stomata 



on both sides; twigs, leafstalks, flower-cluster 



Branch of older plant, with 

 flowers 



Seedling 



F-481216 



Pinemat manzanita 



