Ericaceae
Woollyleaf manzanita
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Woollyleaf manzanita
Synonyms
- Arbutus tomentosa Pursh
- Arbutus tomentosa var. hispida Hook.
- Arctostaphylos cordifolia Lindl.
- Arctostaphylos procera Lindl. ex Pritz.
- Daphnidostaphylis cordifolia (Lindl.) Klotzsch
- Daphnidostaphylis tomentosa (Pursh) Klotzsch
- Uva-ursi tomentosa (Pursh) Abrams
- Xerobotrys argutus (DC.) Nutt.
- Xerobotrys cordifolius (Lindl.) Nutt.
- Xerobotrys tomentosus (Pursh) Nutt.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos
Photo: Pete Klosterman, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons 
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, 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); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.