IMPORTANT WESTERN BROWSE PLANTS 125 
Ficurn 35.—Above: Leaf, flowering spray and fruiting spray of greenleaf man- 
zanita (Arctostaphylos patula). Below: Flowering spray and fruiting shoot of 
bearberry or kinnikinnick (A. wva-ursi). These species are important from the 
standpoints of abundance and wide distribution rather than as forage, for which 
purpose they are worthless to poor or sometimes fair for goats in the case of 
A, patula. The Greek name Arctostaphylos, the Latin word uva-ursi, and the 
English word bearberry all refer to the fondness of bears for the berries of the 
species 
