Ericaceae

Monterey manzanita

Arctostaphylos montereyensis Hoover

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos

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Monterey manzanita (Arctostaphylos montereyensis) — FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Monterey manzanita

Flowers

In flower: December to March (from 144 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Nicholas Wei, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Irene, CC0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: joqatana, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Annabelle McCarthy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Henrik Kibak, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Ryan Donnelly, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification 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.