Arctostaphylos columbiana Piper
hairy manzanita
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
hairy manzanita
Ericaceae (Crowberry family)
Introduction to Vascular Plants
Map
Distribution of Arctostaphylos columbiana
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Species Information
General:
Erect or spreading shrub, 1-3 m tall; old branches with purplish-red bark; young twigs and stalks greyish-hairy and usually distinctly bristly with longer, scattered, glandular hairs.
Leaves:
Alternate, evergreen, egg- or lance-shaped to elliptic, 2-5 cm long, 1-2.5 cm wide, narrowed at the tip, finely greyish-hairy, especially beneath; stalks about 5 mm long.
Flowers:
In terminal clusters, densely hairy, bracts lance-shaped, 5-15 mm long, usually exceeding stalks; corollas urn-shaped, 6-7 mm long, white or pinkish; ovaries hairy.
Fruits:
Berries, blackish-red, 6-8 mm wide; nutlets coarsely reticulate-pitted on the back.
Notes:
Hybrids often occur between this species and A. uva-ursi, where the two grow together (A. x media Greene).
Illustration
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Illustration Source: The Illustrated Flora of British Columbia
USDA Species Characteristics
Flower Colour:
White
Blooming Period:
Early Spring
Fruit/Seed characteristics:
Colour: Brown
Present from Summer to Fall
Source: The USDA
Ecology
Ecological Framework for Arctostaphylos columbiana
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
The table below shows the species-specific information calculated from
original data (BEC database) provided by the BC Ministry of Forests and Range.
(Updated August, 2013)
| Site Information |
Value / Class |
||
|
Avg |
Min |
Max |
|
| Elevation
(metres) |
275 | 75 | 1420 |
| Slope
Gradient (%) |
18 | 0 | 70 |
|
Aspect (degrees) |
148 | 45 | 360 |
| Soil
Moisture Regime (SMR) [0 - very xeric; 4 - mesic; 8 - hydric] |
1 | 0 | 5 |
| Modal
Nutrient Regime
Class |
B | ||
| #
of field plots species was recorded in: |
48 | ||
| Modal
BEC Zone Class |
CWH | ||
|
All BEC Zones (# of stations/zone) species was recorded in |
CDF(1), CWH(45), SWB(1) | ||
|
Source:
Klinkenberg 2013
|
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Habitat and Range
Dry open forests and rock outcrops in the lowland and montane zones; infrequent in extreme SW BC; S along the coast to CA.Status Information
Synonyms
Synonyms and Alternate Names:
Arctostaphylos columbiana subsp. nortensis (P.V. Wells) P.V. Wells
Arctostaphylos columbiana var. tracyi Eastw.
Arctostaphylos tracyi (Eastw.) J.E. Adams ex McMinn