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Arctostaphylos patula

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Greenleaf Manzanita

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Identity
Unique IDELEMENT_GLOBAL.2.138074
Element CodePDERI04130
Record TypeSPECIES
ClassificationSpecies
Classification StatusStandard
Name CategoryVascular Plant
KingdomPlantae
PhylumAnthophyta
ClassDicotyledoneae
OrderEricales
FamilyEricaceae
GenusArctostaphylos
Synonyms
Arctostaphylos acutifoliaEastw.
Other Common Names
greenleaf manzanita (EN)
Concept Reference
Kartesz, J.T. 1994. A synonymized checklist of the vascular flora of the United States, Canada, and Greenland. 2nd edition. 2 vols. Timber Press, Portland, OR.
Conservation Status
Review Date1987-09-29
Change Date1987-09-29
Range Extent Comments
South-central WA to CA, east to AZ, NV and nw. MT. Disjunct.
Ecology & Habitat

Description

Green-leaf Manzanita is a shrub with reddish brown, spreading stems which are up to 1 m (3 ft) high and can propagate by layering. The alternate, yellow-green leaves have broadly elliptic blades which are 2-5 cm long with entire margins and petioles less than 1/2 as long. Foliage is sparsely covered with short hairs and yellow glands. Short-stalked, pink flowers are clustered in branched inflorescences on the stem tips. The urn-shaped corolla, which is ca. 6 mm long, has 5 short lobes, and the calyx has 5 nearly separate sepals. There are 10 stamens. The brownish, glabrous berry is 7-10 mm across.

Diagnostic Characteristics

This distinctive shrub hybridizes with A. UVA-URSI, but the latter has trailing stems that rarely are over 2 dm tall.
Other Nations (1)
United StatesNNR
ProvinceRankNative
WashingtonSNRYes
NevadaS3Yes
MontanaS1Yes
UtahSNRYes
ColoradoS3Yes
OregonSNRYes
ArizonaSNRYes
CaliforniaSNRYes
Plant Characteristics
Economic Value (Genus)No
Roadless Areas (212)
Arizona (1)
AreaForestAcres
Willis CanyonKaibab National Forest9,688
California (120)
AreaForestAcres
AgnewSequoia National Forest9,561
Arroyo SecoAngeles National Forest4,703
Bald MountainTahoe National Forest5,832
Bell MeadowStanislaus National Forest7,968
Black Mtn.Sequoia National Forest15,102
Bonanza KingShasta-Trinity National Forest16,402
Bucks LakePlumas National Forest680
Butt Mtn.Lassen National Forest8,217
Callahan FlowModoc National Forest6,618
Caples CreekEldorado National Forest17,854
Carson - IcebergStanislaus National Forest56,430
Castle Crags AShasta-Trinity National Forest113
Castle Crags BShasta-Trinity National Forest1,619
Castle PeakTahoe National Forest14,974
ChanchelullaShasta-Trinity National Forest3,915
ChannellSequoia National Forest45,429
ChicoSequoia National Forest39,836
ChinquapinShasta-Trinity National Forest22,040
Chips CreekPlumas National Forest12,940
Chips CreekLassen National Forest29,089
Condrey Mtn.Klamath National Forest2,923
Coyote SoutheastInyo National Forest53,159
Cub CreekLassen National Forest8,643
Cucamonga AAngeles National Forest1,249
Cucamonga BSan Bernardino National Forest11,933
Cucamonga CSan Bernardino National Forest4,106
CypressLassen National Forest3,380
Damon ButteModoc National Forest25,022
DardanellesEldorado National Forest8,110
Deep CreekSan Bernardino National Forest23,869
Devil GulchSierra National Forest30,490
Dinkey LakesSierra National Forest34,171
DomeStanislaus National Forest11,085
Domeland Add.Sequoia National Forest3,046
Duncan CanyonTahoe National Forest8,621
EagleStanislaus National Forest16,116
EagleShasta-Trinity National Forest6,553
East GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest27,894
East YubaTahoe National Forest17,968
Elk CreekMendocino National Forest23,182
Granite ChiefTahoe National Forest6,546
Granite PeakSan Bernardino National Forest450
Grouse LakesTahoe National Forest19,085
Heart LakeLassen National Forest9,349
Heartbreak RidgeSan Bernardino National Forest4,455
Hoover - Twin LakesHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest102
Iceberg - Silver Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest294
IshiLassen National Forest21,805
Jennie LakeSequoia National Forest2,388
KangarooKlamath National Forest40,617
Kettle Mtn.Shasta-Trinity National Forest4,589
Kings RiverSierra National Forest52,999
Lake EleanorShasta-Trinity National Forest397
LavaLassen National Forest5,978
Little French CShasta-Trinity National Forest11,529
MayfieldLassen National Forest14,444
Middle ForkPlumas National Forest29,278
Middle YubaTahoe National Forest7,379
Mill CreekLassen National Forest7,587
Mill PeakSan Bernardino National Forest7,884
Mokelumne - SprattHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest613
MonarchSierra National Forest697
MosesSequoia National Forest22,077
Mt. EddyShasta-Trinity National Forest7,232
Mt. LassicSix Rivers National Forest6,643
Mt. RebaStanislaus National Forest3,869
Mt. Shasta AShasta-Trinity National Forest676
Mt. Shasta BShasta-Trinity National Forest2,809
MuseKlamath National Forest238
Mystic (CA)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest836
NightStanislaus National Forest3,173
North Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest38,495
North Fork Middle Fork American RiverTahoe National Forest11,245
North MountainStanislaus National Forest7,856
Onion SpringsLassen National Forest2,421
Orleans Mtn.Klamath National Forest49,090
Orleans Mtn. CSix Rivers National Forest15,589
Pleasant ViewAngeles National Forest26,395
Poison HoleEldorado National Forest2,627
PyramidEldorado National Forest24,347
Raymond PeakEldorado National Forest2,518
Raymond PeakStanislaus National Forest3,646
Raywood Flat ASan Bernardino National Forest41
Raywood Flat BSan Bernardino National Forest11,373
RinconSequoia National Forest54,610
Robinson PeakHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,835
Rock Creek WestInyo National Forest3,626
Rose - IcelandHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,171
RubiconEldorado National Forest4,872
RussianKlamath National Forest21,771
San JoaquinSierra National Forest22,474
San SevaineSan Bernardino National Forest6,866
ScodiesSequoia National Forest725
Sheep MountainAngeles National Forest21,098
SherwinInyo National Forest3,140
ShuteyeSierra National Forest7,313
SiskiyouKlamath National Forest54,039
Siskiyou BSix Rivers National Forest18,871
Slate Mtn.Sequoia National Forest12,299
SnoozerKlamath National Forest23,414
Snow MountainLassen National Forest2,165
Snow MountainMendocino National Forest14,457
South ForkShasta-Trinity National Forest16,786
South SierraInyo National Forest41,853
South SierraSequoia National Forest8,008
Strawberry PeakAngeles National Forest7,245
SugarloafSan Bernardino National Forest8,206
Timbered CraterLassen National Forest4,096
TinemahaInyo National Forest27,060
Tragedy - Elephants BackEldorado National Forest20,866
Trail LakeLassen National Forest1,124
WaterhouseStanislaus National Forest4,394
Weaver BallyShasta-Trinity National Forest829
West GirardShasta-Trinity National Forest37,516
West YubaPlumas National Forest6,071
West YubaTahoe National Forest16,059
Wild Cattle MtnLassen National Forest4,965
Wonoga Pk.Inyo National Forest11,272
WoodpeckerSequoia National Forest11,936
WoolstaffSequoia National Forest41,445
Nevada (13)
AreaForestAcres
Bald Mtn.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest41,598
Jobs Peak (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,342
Mystic (NV)Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest5,644
Rose - Davis Mdw.Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,361
Rose - EvansHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,782
Rose - GalenaHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest3,711
Rose - VerdiHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest1,155
Rose - Whites CanyonHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest2,568
Snake - Big WashHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest4,146
Snake - ChokecherryHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest30,845
Snake - Lincoln CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest314
Snake - MurphyHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest27,064
Snake - Pole CynHumboldt-Toiyabe National Forest766
Oregon (35)
AreaForestAcres
Badger CreekMt. Hood National Forest847
BearwallowsDeschutes National Forest7,317
Bend WatershedDeschutes National Forest14,829
Brown Mt.Winema National Forest3,117
Calf - Copeland CreekUmpqua National Forest15,696
Castle Rock AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,649
Charlton ButteWillamette National Forest3,031
DoneganUmpqua National Forest5,914
Echo MountainWillamette National Forest8,098
Hanan TrailFremont National Forest8,111
Jackson Creek AppendageUmpqua National Forest4,673
Maiden PeakDeschutes National Forest26,432
Maiden PeakWillamette National Forest9,627
MarshWinema National Forest1,226
Metolius BreaksDeschutes National Forest11,141
Mt. JeffersonDeschutes National Forest2,282
Mt. BaileyUmpqua National Forest18,401
Mt. Hood AdditionsMt. Hood National Forest13,061
Mt. ThielsenWinema National Forest1,153
North KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests91,560
North PaulinaDeschutes National Forest19,670
OlallieMt. Hood National Forest7,607
Roaring RiverWillamette National Forest2,128
Shasta CostaSiskiyou National Forests14,420
SherwoodUmpqua National Forest2,449
Sky Lakes AWinema National Forest3,940
South KalmiopsisSiskiyou National Forests104,477
South PaulinaDeschutes National Forest9,074
Twin LakesMt. Hood National Forest6,055
Twin MountainWallowa-Whitman National Forest58,533
W. BoundaryWinema National Forest2,345
WaldoDeschutes National Forest4,973
Waldo - FujiWillamette National Forest15,273
Waldo - LakeWillamette National Forest2,993
West - South BachelorDeschutes National Forest25,994
Utah (43)
AreaForestAcres
0401014Ashley National Forest26,903
0401023Ashley National Forest8,352
0401037Ashley National Forest1,166
0419020Ashley National Forest355,684
418001Uinta National Forest5,697
418002Uinta National Forest19,152
Beehive PeakFishlake National Forest59,137
Boulder Mtn. / Boulder Top / Deer LakeDixie National Forest110,690
Box - Death HollowDixie National Forest3,175
Bullion - DelanoFishlake National Forest14,917
Capital ReefDixie National Forest763
Casto BluffDixie National Forest87,466
Cedar KnollManti-Lasal National Forest22,502
Circleville MountainFishlake National Forest24,142
CottonwoodDixie National Forest6,754
Dairy ForkManti-Lasal National Forest30,222
FishhookDixie National Forest12,959
Flat CanyonFishlake National Forest8,663
Gum HillDixie National Forest3,180
Happy ValleyDixie National Forest14,458
High Uintas (UT)Wasatch-Cache National Forest102,398
Hog RanchDixie National Forest17,130
LakesWasatch-Cache National Forest121,967
Lava BedsDixie National Forest14,944
Long Neck Mesa / Steep Creek / Oak Creek - Steep Creek / OakDixie National Forest55,489
Lost PeakDixie National Forest4,141
Mcgath Lake - Auger HoleDixie National Forest8,334
Muddy Creek - Nelson Mt.Manti-Lasal National Forest59,034
NoblettsWasatch-Cache National Forest3,116
North PavantFishlake National Forest53,262
Oak CreekFishlake National Forest54,053
PavantFishlake National Forest42,560
Pine Valley MountainsDixie National Forest57,673
Red Canyon NorthDixie National Forest9,973
Red Canyon SouthDixie National Forest3,736
Rock CanyonDixie National Forest16,457
SanpitchManti-Lasal National Forest29,129
Stoddard MountainDixie National Forest13,165
Table Cliffs - Henderson CanyonDixie National Forest19,581
Thousand Lake MountainFishlake National Forest27,267
Tushar MountainFishlake National Forest39,992
Wayne WonderlandFishlake National Forest12,395
White MountainFishlake National Forest23,939
References (6)
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