Description ²

This slow-growing, broadleaf evergreen shrub is a natural hybrid of Kinnikinnic (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) and Greenleaf Manzanita (Arctostaphylos patula). It is common on the Uncompahgre Plateau, with selections offered commercially by Plant Select as 'Panchito' and 'Chieftan.' The bark is red-purple, and the green leaves sometimes turn red over winter. It blooms with tiny, pink, urn-shaped flowers in the spring, which are followed by small red berries that resemble tiny apples.

Sources and Credits

1. (c) Justin Mair, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Justin Mair
2. (c) Lauren Ratzloff, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

More Info

• iNat taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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