Ericaceae
Hooker's manzanita
Arctostaphylos hookeri
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Hooker's manzanita
Synonyms
- Andromeda venulosa DC.
- Arbutus pungens Hook. & Arn.
- Arctostaphylos acuta Nutt.
- Arctostaphylos pungens A.Gray
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. hookeri (G.Don) Roof
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. hookeri (G.Don) Roof
- Daphnidostaphylis acuta (Nutt.) Klotzsch
- Daphnidostaphylis hookeri (G.Don) Klotzsch
- Xerobotrys venulosus (DC.) Nutt.
Flowers
- In flower
- January to April (from 156 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub, Subshrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Ruff tuff cream puff, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Leah Gardner, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Dcskagirl, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dcskagirl, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, 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.