Ericaceae
Bolinas manzanita
Arctostaphylos virgata
- Family
- Ericaceae
- Genus
- Arctostaphylos
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Common names
By language (1)
- English
- Bolinas manzanita
Synonyms
- Arctostaphylos columbiana var. virgata (Eastw.) McMinn ex Jeps.
Characteristics
- Growth habit
- Shrub
- Lifespan
- Perennial
- In the US and Canada
- Lower 48 states: native
Photos

FlowerPhoto: Scott Yarger, CC0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Konshau Duman, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FlowerPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
FruitPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
LeavesPhoto: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Arvel Hernandez, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: Alexander Wentworth, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist 
Photo: LJ Moore-McClelland, CC BY 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.