Ericaceae
Serpentine manzanita
Arctostaphylos obispoensis
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Serpentine manzanita
Flowers
- In flower
- December to March (from 54 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
FlowerPhoto: David A. Krause, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Nora Bales, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: David A. Krause, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: paulexcoff, CC BY-SA 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Daderot, CC0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Dean Wm. Taylor, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: Alex Heyman, CC0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: redrovertracy, 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.