Arctostaphylos pringlei

Pringle manzanita
Arctostaphylos pringlei subsp. drupacea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos
Species: A. pringlei
Binomial name
Arctostaphylos pringlei
Parry
Map showing range of Arctostaphylos pringlei
Range of Arctostaphylos pringlei

Arctostaphylos pringlei (common name Pringle manzanita) is a plant that grows at elevations between 4000 and 7000 ft in southern California, Arizona, and southwest Utah.[1]

Pringle manzanita is a gray-green leaved shrub. It grows to about 4–6 ft. The plant may occasionally forms dense thickets. Pringle manzanita blooms in early spring forming small, whitish pink, bell-shaped flowers, occurring in clusters that later form red berries. The bark is smooth and mahogany-colored.

References

  1. "Arctostaphylos pringlei (Pringle manzanita) | NPIN". Wildflower.org. 2008-10-20. Retrieved 2014-03-21.

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