Scientific Family
Ericaceae
Other common names
yellowleaf manzanita
manzanita
pink-bract manzanita
Pringle's manzanita
pinkbract manzanita
Plant type
Shrubs
Riparian
No
Plant Description
Origin
Native
Similar species
Arctostaphylos pungens
Spreading growth pattern forms dense thickets; smooth red bark with crooked twisted limbs. Beautiful peeling reddish-brown bark makes a striking contrast to the leathery evergreen foliage.
An erect shrub with pink to white flowers and flower bracts, ovaries hairy. Twigs have dense short glandular hairs. Leaves are grayish-green, hairy. Leaf-tips more rounded and leaves feel more like sandpaper than A. pungens.
Height
6 feet
Width
10 feet
Habitat
Habitat description
Found on dry, rocky hills, often in pinyon-juniper woodland and ponderosa pine forests.
Plant Community
Pinyon Juniper Woodlands
Montane Conifer Forest
Interior Chaparral
Grasslands
Low elevation
3600
High elevation
6800
Leaves
Leaf color
Grayish-green
Leaf type
Simple
Leaf shape
Round or oval
Leaf margin
Smooth
Leaf hairs
Top and bottom of leaves
Spines
No
Leaf Drop
Evergreen
Leaves are rounded, hairy and somewhat sandpapery.
Flowers
Flower color
Pink to white
Flower shape
Bell-shaped
Tubular
No
First bloom month
April
Last bloom month
June
Nodding and urn-like to 1/4 inch long in clusters at the tips of branches.
Flower clusters
Rounded
Fruit
Fruit color
Reddish-brown
Fruit type
Berry-like
Resembles a minature apple up to 1/4 inch in diameter.