Ericaceae

Whitehair manzanita

Arctostaphylos viridissima (Eastw.) McMinn

Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Arctostaphylos

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Whitehair manzanita (Arctostaphylos viridissima) — FlowerPhoto: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

By language (1)

English: Whitehair manzanita

Synonyms

Arctostaphylos andersonii var. viridissima Jeps.
Arctostaphylos pechoensis var. viridissima Eastw.

Flowers

In flower: January to April, November (from 22 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

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

Photos

FlowerPhoto: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
LeavesPhoto: Sam Eberhard, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: mostbittern, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: harrier, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Krzysztof Ziarnek, Kenraiz, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: John Rusk from Berkeley, CA, United States of America, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Adam J. Searcy, 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.