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Arctostaphylos patula
Also called Green Leaf Manzanita
Arctostaphylos patula is a species of manzanita known by the common name greenleaf manzanita. This manzanita is native to western North America where it grows at moderate to high elevations.
The distribution of A. patula is one of the most widespread of the manzanitas, spanning most of western North America. Its northern edge is in Washington state, eastern edge in Colorado, western edge the North American west coast, and southernmost edge in Baja California, Mexico. It grows in coniferous forests from elevations of about 460 to 3,660 m (1,500 to 12,000 ft).
Some Plateau Indian tribes drank a tea of greenleaf manzanita as a cathartic.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Arctostaphylos patula 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.
