58 MISC. PUBLICATION 303, U. S. DEPT. OF AGRICULTURE 
Arctostaphylos insularis Greene. 
Uva-ursi insularis (Greene) Abrams. 
Range: 5. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A large evergreen shrub. 
Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry. (pl. 3, A, B). Parry manzanita. 
Uva-ursi manzanita (Parry) Abrams. 
Range: 1, 4. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available all year round. 
A large, slow-growing evergreen shrub; killed by fire and does not crown 
sprout. 
Stomach records: Four species of birds, including dusky grouse and sharp- 
tailed grouse. An important honey plant. 
Arctostaphylos mariposa Dudl. Mariposa manzanita, 
Uva-ursi mariposa (Dudl.) Abrams. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Kruit: Berry, available August-September. 
A large evergreen shrub; does not sprout after fire. 
Observations: Mountain quail; of slight value as forage for mule deer; 
mountain coyote, California gray fox. 
Arctostaphylos mewukka Merr. 
A. pastillosa Jeps. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A large evergreen shrub: stump sprouts after fire. 
Arctostaphylos montana Eastw. 
Uva-ursi montana (Hastw.) Abrams. 
Range: 1. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A small shrub to small tree; bushy and evergreen; does not survive fire 
except as seed; apparently restricted to serpentine areas. 
Arctostaphylos myrtifolia Parry. 
Uva-ursi myrtifolia (Parry) Abrams. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A small evergreen shrub. 
Arctostaphylos nevadensis Gray. Pine-mat manzanita, 
Uva-ursi nevadensis (Gray) Abrams. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Dry, well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry, available July—September. 
A small evergreen shrub; often low and procumbent, rooting where the 
branches touch the ground. 
Stomach records: Three species of birds including sooty and dusky grouse. 
Observations: Fair browse for mule deer. Sparingly browsed by cattle. 
Arctostaphylos nummularia Gray. 
Uva-ursi nummularia (Gray) Abrams. 
Range: 1. 
Site: Well-drained, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A small evergreen shrub. 
Arctostaphylos oblongifolia Howell. 
Range: 4. 
Site: Dry, sun. 
Fruit: Berry. 
A large shrub to small tree; evergreen. 
