Baker's Manzanita
Commonly called Manzanita, which means "little apples" in Spanish, these ground covers, shrubs and small trees are often seen in the wild on the West Coast.
The manzanitas have a very characteristic smooth red bark. The edible fruits are eaten by many birds and wildlife.
Arctostaphylos manzanita 'Dr. Hurd' (Dr. Hurd Manzanita) - An evergreen shrub to small tree that grow fairly rapidly to 12-15 feet tall and about as wide, ...
See tree-sized specimens of Arctostaphylos manzanita in the Junipero Serra Boulevard greenbelt east of Stanford Avenue.
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi x nummularia "Emerald Carpet" Manzanita
Emerald Carpet manzanita is a hybrid of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (common kinnikinnick or bearberry) & A.
Arctostaphylos glandulosa adamsii
(Eastwood Manzanita)
Basic Info
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Manzanita
Kinnikinick, Bear Berry
Click for the next page of pink, red, orange flowers.
hairy manzanita Ericaceae Arctostaphylos columbiana Piper symbol: ARCO3
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Manzanita
Common Names: Mariposa Manzanita
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species: manzanita ...
Pinemat Manzanita ark-tow-STAF-i-los ne-vad-EN-sis
Evergreen shrub, prostrate, cushion-like, 30 cm tall to 100 cm wide, spreading branches sometime rooting. Leaves ovate to oblong-ovate, 2-3 cm long, sharply tipped (mucronate or acute), bright green.
DR. HURD MANZANITA
Arctostaphylos manzanita 'dr. hurd'
General Notes ...
Genus Arctostaphylos, Bearberry and Manzanitas
Taxonomic Serial Number: 23530
Also known as Arbutus uva-ursi, Arctostaphylos adenotricha, Uva-Ursi uva-ursi
Identification: ...
Arctostaphylos columbiana ( Hairy Manzanita )
Arctostaphylos uva ursi ( Kinnikinick )
Arctostaphylos uva ursi ( Kinnikinnick ) ...
Unlike most chaparral species, it is more able to tolerate some shade and irrigation or summer moisture, so has a better chance of being cultivated successfully than most species of Arctostaphylos (manzanita).
This Northern Hemisphere genus is most abundant in arid areas, where many of the shrubby species (called manzanita in the West) are common chaparral plants. Other plants are also sometimes called bearberry.
The tannin in the leaves was used in the past to tan leather in Sweden and Russia and an ash-coloured dye is said to be obtained from the plant in Scandinavia. Cattle avoid it. The leaves from A.glauca (manzanita) from California, A.
Manzanita - Arctostaphylos viscida
Manzano silvestre - Pyrus malus
Mapato - Krameria trianda
Maquilla - Arrhenatherum elatius
Marañuela - Tropaeolum majus
Maravilla - Calendula officinalis
Maravilla de los campos - Calendula arvensis ...
 See also: Green, Arctostaphylos, Evergreen, Pink, May
  
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