Arctostaphylos viscida Parry

Sticky whiteleaf manzanita (en)

Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Arctostaphylos

Characteristics

Shrubs, erect, 1-3 m; burl absent; twigs glabrous, sparsely short-hairy, or densely glandular-hairy. Leaves: petiole 5-12 mm; blade white-glaucous, dull, ovate to ± orbiculate, 2-5 × 2-4 cm, base rounded, truncate, or ± lobed, margins entire or ciliate, plane, surfaces smooth-papillate, rough, scabrous, glabrous or sparsely puberulent. Inflorescences panicles, 4-7-branched; immature inflorescence pendent or ascending, branches spreading, axis 1-3 cm, 1+ mm diam., densely glandular, (sticky); bracts appressed, (glaucous), scalelike, deltate, 3-4 mm, apex acute to acuminate, surfaces viscid-glandular (rarely minutely stipitate-glandular) or glandular-hairy, especially along margins. Pedicels 6-10 mm, finely to densely glandular-hairy. Flowers: corolla white, conic to urceolate; ovary glabrous or glandular-hairy. Fruits depressed-globose, 6-8 mm diam., glabrous or sparsely to densely glandular-hairy, (sometimes viscid). Stones distinct.
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A shrub. It grows 3 m high. The stems can be fuzzy. The leaves are round or oval. The flowers are light pink. The fruit are deep red. The fruit are sticky.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination entomogamy
Spread -
Mature width (meter) 1.5 - 2.5
Mature height (meter) 2.0 - 3.0
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

Chaparral, open forests; at elevations from sea level to 1,400 metres.
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It is a temperate plant.
Light 4-9
Soil humidity 5-7
Soil texture 3-6
Soil acidity 2-6
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 11-11

Usage

Uses beverage material medicinal
Edible fruits
Therapeutic use Gastrointestinal Aid (leaf), Dietary Aid (unspecified), Gastrointestinal Aid (unspecified)
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Seeds need a fire before they germinate.
Mode cuttings seedlings
Germination duration (days) -
Germination temperacture (C°) -
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment soaking
Minimum temperature (C°) -
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

Leaf

Arctostaphylos viscida leaf picture by Tristan Bellier (cc-by-sa)

Distribution

Arctostaphylos viscida world distribution map, present in United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:17964-2
WFO ID wfo-0000543784
COL ID GBQL
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
Wikipedia (EN) Link
Wikipedia (FR) Link

Synonyms

Arctostaphylos viscida Uva-ursi viscida Arctostaphylos viscida subsp. viscida

Lower taxons

Arctostaphylos viscida subsp. mariposa Arctostaphylos viscida subsp. pulchella