NATIVE WOODY PLANTS OF THE UNITED STATES 57 



Arctostaphylos canescens Eastw. 



Range : 4, 5. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 



Fruit: Berry, available all year round. 



A large evergreen shrub ; often grows on gravelly slopes ; apparently does not 

 sprout after fires. 



Arctostaphylos cinerea Howell. 

 Range: 4. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A large evergreen shrub. 



Arctostaphylos columbiana Piper. Hairy manzanita. 



Range : 1, 5. 

 Site: Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A large evergreen shrub that does not crown sprout after fire. 



Arctostaphylos Crustacea Eastw. 

 Range: 1. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 

 A small to large evergreen shrub. 



Arctostaphylos diversifolia Parry. 



A. arguta diversifolia Parry, Comarostapliylos diversifolia Greene. 

 Range : 5. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 



Fruit: Berry, available all year round. 

 A large shrub to small evergreen tree; about 16,000 seeds per pound. 



Arctostaphylos drupacea McBr. Koughleaf manzanita. 



Vva-ursi drupacea (McBr.) Abrams. 

 Range: 4, 5, 10. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry, available June-July. 



A large evergreen shrub; does not stump sprout. This species is possibly 

 only a variety of A. pringlei. 



Observations: Fair browse for mule deer. 



Arctostaphylos glandulosa Eastw. Eastwood manzanita. 



A. vestita Eastw., A. virgata Eastw. 

 Range: 1, 5. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry, available February-November. 



A small to large evergreen shrub, often found on sandstone ; root crown 

 broad and woody, giving rise to numerous sprouts after chaparral fires ; decum- 

 bent branches root. 



Observations: Of slight importance as browse for mule deer. 



Arctostaphylos glauca Lindl. Great-berried manzanita. 



Vva-ursi glauca (Lindl.) Abrams. 

 Range: 3, 5, 8, 9, 10. 

 Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 



A large shrub to small tree ; evergreen ; colony forming ; slow growing ; thrives 

 011 many kinds of soil ; does not recover rapidly after burning. 

 Observations: Fair browse for mule deer. 



Arctostaphylos hookeri Don. 



Vva-ursi hookeri (Don) Abrams. 

 Range: 1. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit: Berry. 



A small evergreen shrub growing on sandy or other soils ; decumbent branches 

 root at the nodes. 



