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Arctostaphylos stanfordiana Parry. 



Uva-ursi stanfordiana (Parry) Abrams. 

 Range: 4. 

 Site: Dry, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry. 

 A large evergreen shrub : killed in shaparral fires. 



Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. (pi. 4, A). 

 Uva-ursi tomentosa (Pursh) Abrams. 

 Range: 1, 4, 5, 11. 

 Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry, available all year round. 



A small to large evergreen shrub ; forms very good soil cover. 

 Var. crassifolia Jeps. occurs in region 5 and is killed entirely by fire. 



Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Bearberry. 



Arbutus uva-ursi L., Uva-ursi uva-ursi (L. ) Britt. 



Range : 1, 4, 12, 13, 14, 18, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28. 



Site: Dry, well-drained, sun, shade. 



Fruit : Berry, available August-March or rarely persistent all year 



round. 



A small evergreen shrub or, more properly, a woody vine ; occurs most com- 

 monly on sandy soil, but may occur on loam ; propagation by cuttings taken in 

 late summer and rooted under glass or by seed. 



Stomach records: Eighteen species of birds, including ruffed grouse and dusky 

 grouse; mountain sheep, black-tailed deer. Observations: Ruffed grouse, Rich- 

 ardson's grouse, spruce grouse, turkey, dusky grouse, sharp-tailed grouse, 

 black bear ; browsed to some extent by northern white-tailed deer. Of little 

 value for livestock. 



Arctostaphylos veatchii, see Arctostaphylos bicolor. 

 Arctostaphylos vestita, see Arctostaphylos glandulosa. 

 Arctostaphylos virgata, see Arctostaphylos glandulosa. 



Arctostaphylos viscida Parry. Whiteleaf manzanita. 



Uva-ursi viscida (Parry) Abrams. 

 Range: 1, 4. 



Site : Dry, well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Berry, available all year round. 



A large evergreen shrub or rarely a small tree ; does not crown sprout after 

 fire. 



Argentacer saccharinum, see Acer saccharinum. 



Aristolochia spp. Pipe-vines. 



Stomach records (in addition to specific records) : Gambel quail, but this 

 record may apply to A. vvatsonii, a nonwoody vine. 



Aristolochia californica Torr. California pipe-vine. 



Range : 1, 3, 4. 



Site: Well-drained, sun, shade. 

 Fruit: Capsule. 

 A vine ; flowers March-April ; ordinarily climbs on shrubs. 



Aristolochia durior Hill. ' Dutchman's pipe-vine. 



Aristolochia macrophylla Lam., A. sipho L'Hcr. 

 Range : 22, 23, 25, 27. 

 Site : Well-drained, sun. 

 Fruit : Capsule, available in September. 



A vigorous vine ; flowers May-June ; propagation by seeds stratified 140 days 

 at 50 F. before sowing ; much cultivated ; probably introduced into region 23. 



Aristolochia macrophylla, see Aristolochia durior. 

 Aristolochia sipho, see Aristolochia durior. 



Aristolochia tomentosa Sims. Woolly pipe-vine. 



Range : 22, 25, 29, 30. 

 Site: Well-drained, moist, sun, shade. 

 Fruit : Capsule, available September-November. 



