? Arctostaphylos
Whiteleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos viscida)
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae Division: Magnoliophyta Class: Magnoliopsida Order: Ericales Family: Ericaceae Genus: Arctostaphylos Adans.
Species
About 60, see text.

The genus Arctostaphylos, the manzanitas and bearberries, are shrubs or small trees characterised by smooth, orange or red bark and stiff, twisting branches. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high resolution version (1600x1200, 448 KB) Summary Whiteleaf Manzanita Description: Whiteleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos viscida) Viewpoint location: Ethnobotanical garden (Burke Museum, University of Washington) Lat/Long: 47. ... Scientific classification or biological classification is how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Divisions Green algae land plants (embryophytes) non-vascular embryophytes Hepatophyta - liverworts Anthocerophyta - hornworts Bryophyta - mosses vascular plants (tracheophytes) seedless vascular plants Lycopodiophyta - clubmosses Equisetophyta - horsetails Pteridophyta - true ferns Psilotophyta - whisk ferns Ophioglossophyta - adderstongue ferns seed plants (spermatophytes) †Pteridospermatophyta - seed ferns Pinophyta - conifers Cycadophyta - cycads Ginkgophyta - ginkgo Gnetophyta - gnetae Magnoliophyta - flowering... Classes Magnoliopsida- Dicots Liliopsida- Monocots The flowering plants (also called angiosperms) are a major group of land plants. ... Orders see text Dicotyledons or dicots are flowering plants whose seed contains two embryonic leaves or cotyledons. ... Families See text The Ericales are a large and diverse order of dicotyledons. ... Genera See text The plant Family Ericaceae (Heath Family) or ericaceous plants are mostly lime-hating or calcifuge plants that thrive in acid soils. ... Hi I am Adanson. ... A broom shrub in flower A shrub or bush is a horticultural rather than strictly botanical category of woody plant, distinguished from a tree by its multiple stems and lower height, usually less than 6 m tall. ... The coniferous Coast Redwood, the tallest tree species on earth. ...

Common Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

There are about 60 species of manzanita, ranging from ground-hugging coastal and mountain species to small trees up to 6 m tall. Most are evergreen (one species deciduous), with small oval leaves 1-7 cm long, arranged spirally on the stems. The flowers are bell-shaped, whiteor pale pink, and borne in small clusters of 2-20 together; flowering is in the spring. The fruit are small berries, ripening in the summer or autumn. The berries of some species are edible. Download high resolution version (896x592, 233 KB)Bearberry at the Jardin botanique de Montréal. ... Download high resolution version (896x592, 233 KB)Bearberry at the Jardin botanique de Montréal. ... A Silver Fir shoot showing three successive years of retained leaves In botany, an evergreen plant is a plant which retains its leaves year-round, with each leaf persisting for more than 12 months. ... Deciduous means temporary or tending to fall off (deriving from the Latin word decidere, to fall off). ... In botany, a leaf is an above-ground plant organ specialized for photosynthesis. ... Wildflowers A flower is the reproductive organ of those plants classified as angiosperms ( flowering plants; Division Magnoliophyta). ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with List of fruits. ...

Arctostaphylos species are used as food plants by the larvae of some Lepidoptera species including Coleophora arctostaphyli (which feeds exclusively on A. uva-ursi) and Coleophora glaucella. A larva (Latin; plural larvae) is a juvenile form of animal with indirect development, undergoing metamorphosis (for example, insects or amphibians). ... Super Families Butterflies Hesperioidea Papilionoidea Moths Micropterigoidea Heterobathmioidea Eriocranioidea Acanthopteroctetoidea Lophocoronoidea Neopseustoidea Mnesarchaeoidea Hepialoidea Nepticuloidea Incurvarioidea Palaephatoidea Tischeriodea Simaethistoidea Tineoidea Gracillarioidea Yponomeutoidea Gelechioidea Zygaenoidea Sesioidea Cossoidea Tortricoidea Choreutoida Urodoidea Galacticoidea Schreckensteinioidea Epermenioidea Pterophoroidea Aluctoidea Immoidea Axioidea Hyblaeoidea Thyridoidea Whalleyanoidea Pyraloidea Mimallonoidea Lasiocampoidea Geometroidea Drepanoidea Bombycoidea Calliduloidae Hedyloidea Noctuoidea Families About... Coleophora is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae with over 750 described species. ... Coleophora is a very large genus of moths of the family Coleophoridae with over 750 described species. ...

The name means "bear grapes", derived from Greek arkto (bear) and staphyle (grape).

According to Philip V. Wells in The Jepson Manual and other sources, there are two subgenera of Arctostaphylos: In biology, a subgenus is a taxonomic grade intermediate between genus and species. ...

• Subgenus Micrococcus
  • Sect. Micrococcus
    • Arctostaphylos mendocinoensis
    • Arctostaphylos myrtifolia
    • Arctostaphylos nissenana
    • Arctostaphylos nummularia

A manzanita (Arctostaphylos sp.)

• Subgenus Arctostaphylos, which has 3 sections:
  • Sect. Arctostaphylos
    • Arctostaphylos alpina
    • Arctostaphylos bakeri
    • Arctostaphylos densiflora
    • Arctostaphylos edmundsii
    • Arctostaphylos gabrielensis
    • Arctostaphylos glauca
    • Arctostaphylos hispidula
    • Arctostaphylos hookeri
    • Arctostaphylos insularis
    • Arctostaphylos klamathensis
    • Arctostaphylos manzanita
    • Arctostaphylos mewukka
    • Arctostaphylos nevadensis
    • Arctostaphylos parryana
    • Arctostaphylos patula
    • Arctostaphylos pumila
    • Arctostaphylos pungens
    • Arctostaphylos rudis
    • Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
    • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
    • Arctostaphylos viscida
  • Sect. Foliobracteata
    • Arctostaphylos andersonii
    • Arctostaphylos auriculata
    • Arctostaphylos canescens
    • Arctostaphylos catalinae
    • Arctostaphylos columbiana
    • Arctostaphylos confertiflora
    • Arctostaphylos cruzensis
    • Arctostaphylos glandulosa
    • Arctostaphylos glutinosa
    • Arctostaphylos hooveri
    • Arctostaphylos imbricata
    • Arctostaphylos luciana
    • Arctostaphylos malloryi
    • Arctostaphylos montaraensis
    • Arctostaphylos montereyensis
    • Arctostaphylos morroensis
    • Arctostaphylos nortensis
    • Arctostaphylos obispoensis
    • Arctostaphylos osoensis
    • Arctostaphylos otayensis
    • Arctostaphylos pajaroensis
    • Arctostaphylos pallida
    • Arctostaphylos pechoensis
    • Arctostaphylos pilosula
    • Arctostaphylos purissima
    • Arctostaphylos refugioensis
    • Arctostaphylos regismontana
    • Arctostaphylos silvicola
    • Arctostaphylos tomentosa
    • Arctostaphylos virgata
    • Arctostaphylos viridissuma
    • Arctostaphylos wellsii
  • Sect. Pictobracteata
    • Arctostaphylos pringlei

See also Bearberry, for some species in the genus Arctostaphylos. Credit(s): Sascha Noyes Info: Picture taken in 2003 with a canon a70 digital camera File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Credit(s): Sascha Noyes Info: Picture taken in 2003 with a canon a70 digital camera File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Scientific classification or biological classification refers to how biologists group and categorize extinct and living species of organisms. ... Species Arctostaphylos alpina - Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos rubra - Red Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Common Bearberry Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. ... Species Arctostaphylos alpina - Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos rubra - Red Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Common Bearberry Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. ... Species Arctostaphylos alpina - Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos rubra - Red Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Common Bearberry Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. ...

Synonyms

• Arctostaphylos bicolor is generally considered Xylococcus bicolor
• Arctostaphylos crustacea is generally considered Arctostaphylos tomentosa ssp. crustacea

See also the closely related genus Comarostaphylis, previously often included in Arctostaphylos. Xylococcus is a genus of plant in the Ericaceae family. ...

Distribution

Manzanita bark

Manzanitas are present in the chaparral biome of western North America, where they occur from southern British Columbia in Canada, Washington to California and New Mexico in the United States, and throughout much of northern and central Mexico. Manzanita tree branches, smooth deep red bark by Ellen Levy Finch (Elf | Talk) January 2004, Henry Coe State Park File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Manzanita tree branches, smooth deep red bark by Ellen Levy Finch (Elf | Talk) January 2004, Henry Coe State Park File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ... Species See text See Manzanita (album) for the Mia Doi Todd album. ... Chaparral is a shrubland biome found primarily in California, USA, that is shaped by a Mediterranean climate (mild, wet winters and hot dry summers) and wildfire. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... Motto: Splendor Sine Occasu (Latin: Splendour without diminishment) Official languages none stated in law; English is de facto Capital Victoria Largest city Vancouver Lieutenant-Governor Iona Campagnolo Premier Gordon Campbell (BC Liberal) Parliamentary representation  - House seat  - Senate seats 36 6 Area Total  â€¢ Land  â€¢ Water    (% of total)  Ranked 5th 944,735... Official language(s) None Capital Olympia Largest city Seattle Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 18th 184,824 km² 385 km 580 km 6. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  - Total  - Width  - Length  - % water  - Latitude  - Longitude Ranked 3rd 410,000 km² 402. ... Official language(s) None, English, Spanish popularly believed to be official, but they are not. ...

Three species, the bearberries, A. alpina (Alpine Bearberry), A. rubra (Red Bearberry) and A. uva-ursi (Common Bearberry), have adapted to arctic and subarctic climates, and have a circumpolar distribution in northern North America, Asia and Europe. Species Arctostaphylos alpina - Alpine Bearberry Arctostaphylos rubra - Red Bearberry Arctostaphylos uva-ursi - Common Bearberry Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. ... The red line indicates the 10°C isotherm in July, commonly used to define the Arctic region border The Arctic is the area around the Earths North Pole. ... The subarctic is a region in the Northern Hemisphere immediately south of the true Arctic and covering much of Canada and Siberia, the north of Scandinavia, northern Mongolia and the extreme north of Heilongjiang. ... Circumpolar stars are those stars which are located near the celestial poles of the celestial sphere, i. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... World map showing Europe Europe is conventionally considered one of the seven continents of Earth which, in this case, is more a cultural and political distinction than a physiogeographic one. ...

Cultivation

Cultivation is generally difficult due to fungal diseases, and often salinity and alkalinity. Overhead watering should be avoided in hot weather. Some cultivars are easier to cultivate. Divisions Chytridiomycota Deuteromycota Zygomycota Glomeromycota Ascomycota Basidiomycota Fungus growing on a tree in Borneo A fungus (plural fungi) is a eukaryotic organism that digests its food externally and absorbs the nutrient molecules into its cells. ... This Osteospermum Pink Whirls is a successful cultivar. ...

References

• ITIS 23467
• Hickman, James C. (1993). The Jepson Manual: higher plants of California, University of California Press, Berkeley and Los Angeles, California. ISBN 0-520-08255-9.
• Treatment from the Jepson Manual
• Wells, Philip V. (2000). Manzanitas of California, Dept. of Ecology & Evolutionary Biology, Lawrence, Kansas. ISBN 0933994222.
• Wells, Philip V. 1992. Subgenera and sections of Arctostaphylos. The Four Seasons 9: 64-69.