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Indian manzanita

Arctostaphylos mewukka

Also called Me Wuk Manzanita

Indian manzanita
Photo: Stickpen, Public domain
Family
Ericaceae (Heather family)
Grows as
Shrub
Native range
C. California
Climate
temperate

About

Arctostaphylos mewukka is a species of manzanita known by the common name Indian manzanita.

Where it grows

Arctostaphylos mewukka is endemic to the Sierra Nevada of California, where it grows in the mountain chaparral in the temperate coniferous forests of the range.

Other Arctostaphylos plants

Santa Cruz manzanita · Mt. Diablo manzanita · Baker's manzanita · Cerro Bola manzanita · Hoary manzanita · Santa Catalina Island manzanita · Hairy manzanita · Santa Rosa Island manzanita · Brittleleaf Manzanita · La Cruz manzanita · Vine Hill manzanita · Little Sur manzanita

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arctostaphylos mewukka by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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