[Manzanitas: The Genus Arctostaphylos in Mt. Adams Country]

Pinemat Manzanita, Snowmat Manzanita

Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis

Synonyms: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. nevadensis

Pinemat Manzanita, Snowmat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. nevadensis) - Green, developing fruits of Pinemat Manzanita, Snowmat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. nevadensis)

The photo at left shows a branch of pinemat manzanita and the leaves and flower clusters that it bears as seen on Crofton Butte on the southern slopes of Mt. Adams.........May 28, 2005. Note the attractive orangish-brown bark of this species. The image at right shows the developing, green fruits of pinemat manzanita as seen along the Shorthorn Trail #16, Mount Adams Wilderness.......July 22, 2024.

Pinemat Manzanita, Snowmat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. nevadensis) - Leaf of Pinemat Manzanita, Snowmat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. nevadensis) - Pinemat Manzanita, Snowmat Manzanita: Arctostaphylos nevadensis (Synonyms: Arctostaphylos nevadensis ssp. nevadensis, Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. nevadensis)

Pinemat manzanita observed at the rock quarry at the end of Rd K6900 at about 4100' on the southeastern slopes of Mt. Adams...........May 23, 2005. Note the leaf tips which often end in an abrupt, small, slender point.

Paul Slichter