Ericaceae

Franciscan manzanita

Arctostaphylos franciscana Eastw.

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos

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Franciscan manzanita (Arctostaphylos franciscana) — FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Franciscan manzanita

Synonyms

Arctostaphylos hookeri subsp. franciscana (Eastw.) Munz
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. franciscana (Eastw.) Roof
Uva-ursi franciscana (Eastw.) A.Heller

Flowers

In flower: January to March (from 12 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Trevor Van Loon, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Stan Shebs, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Wikimedia Commons contributor, 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: Alisa Kim, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Cricket Raspet, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Cricket Raspet, 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). About our plant data.