Scientific Family
Ericaceae
Synonyms
A. acutifolia, A. parryana var. pinetorum, Arctostaphylos patula ssp. platyphylla, Arctostaphylos patula var. coalescens
Other common names
green-leaf manzanita
Plant type
Shrubs
Riparian
No
Plant Description
Origin
Native
Greenleaf manzanita is a spreading, much branched shrub. Its smooth, dark reddish-brown, inner bark is revealed as the outer bark shreds off. Round, evergreen leaves are bright green, and the pink, bell-shaped flowers occur in clusters.
Ascending stems that form mounds, ovaries without hairs, glandular-hairy flower branches, bright green leaves that are more or less rounded on both ends distinguish this from other Arctostaphylos species. Roots where in contact with soil surface.
Height
3 to 7 feet
Width
Can spread to 10 feet
Habitat
Habitat description
Open coniferous forests with dry, well-drained sandy loam to silty loam soils.
Plant Community
Montane Conifer Forest
Low elevation
7000
High elevation
8500
Leaves
Leaf color
Bright green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaf hairs
Top and bottom of leaves
Spines
No
Leaf Drop
Evergreen
1 to 2 inches long, leathery, green, rounded and smooth on both surfaces, often orient themselves perpendicular to the sun's rays, typically without hairs, rarely short-haired.
Flowers
Flower color
Mostly pink, white
Flower shape
Bell-shaped
Tubular
No
First bloom month
May
Last bloom month
June
Bunches of urn shaped, pink to white flowers in terminal clusters. Sepals broadly ovate to orbicular and rounded at tip,
Flower clusters
Rounded
Fruit
Fruit color
Dark reddish-brown
Fruit type
Berry-like
Small, 1/4 inch in diameter, round, smooth, berry-like drupe (fleshy fruit with thin skin and a central stone containing the seed) that resembles a tiny apple, reddish brown to black.