[The Heath Family in the Southwestern Deserts of the United States] [Shrubs of the American Southwest]

Kinnickinnicks and Manzanita of the Southwestern Deserts and Mountains of the United States

The Genus Arctostaphylos

Leaves and flowers of Pointleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos pungens (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos chaloneorum, Arctostaphylos pseudopungens, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. chaloneorum)

Pointleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos pungens

The following is a very incomplete listing of manzanitas found in the desert southwest of the US (based on the photos I currently have in hand):

Bigberry Manzanita, Big Berry Manzanita: Arctostaphylos glauca (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos glauca var. eremicola; Arctostaphylos glauca var. puberula; Xerobotrys glaucus)

Pointleaf Manzanita: Arctostaphylos pungens (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos chaloneorum, Arctostaphylos pseudopungens, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. chaloneorum)


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