Ericaceae

Little Sur manzanita

Arctostaphylos edmundsii J.T.Howell

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos

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Little Sur manzanita (Arctostaphylos edmundsii) — FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Little Sur manzanita

Synonyms

Arctostaphylos edmundsii f. parvifolia (Roof) P.V.Wells
Arctostaphylos edmundsii var. parvifolia Roof
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. edmundsii (J.T.Howell) Roof
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. parvifolia (Roof) Roof

Flowers

In flower: February to March, November (from 13 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Lower 48 states: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Matt Berger, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Mike Heine, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist

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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.