Ericaceae
Hairy manzanita
Arctostaphylos columbiana
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hairy manzanita
Synonyms
- Arctostaphylos columbiana f. setosissima (Eastw.) P.V.Wells
- Arctostaphylos columbiana f. tracyi (Eastw.) P.V.Wells
- Arctostaphylos columbiana var. columbiana
- Arctostaphylos columbiana var. tracyi (Eastw.) J.E.Adams ex McMinn
- Arctostaphylos setosissima Eastw.
- Arctostaphylos tracyi Eastw.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to May (from 709 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
- Flower colour
- white (USDA PLANTS Database)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Tree
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Canada: native, Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Aiva Noringseth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: J Straka, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Erin Springinotic, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: David Anderson, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: John Leszczynski, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. NoahElhardt assumed, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John A Haskins, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Ken-ichi Ueda, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.