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Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth

Pointleaf Manzanita
Ericaceae - Ericales

Protologue: F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 3: 278 (1819)
Pronunciation: Arc-to-stá-phy-los pún-gens
Etymology: Gr. arktos, bear + staphule, a bunch of grapes, referring to the common name of the first-known species, bearberry,
and also perhaps alluding to bears feeding on the grape-like fruits

Jepson eFlora Treatment of taxon

Jepson eFlora Key to Arctostaphylos

SD County Synoptic Voucher


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Distribution:

Left: S.D. County Plant Atlas (http://sdplantatlas.org). Right: CCH2 map. Click to see current herbarium records. 





Arctostaphylos pungens
A tall shrub. Note smooth, reddish bark, leaves with mucronate (pungent) apices.
Inflorescence axis (rachis) is thickended, characteristic of this species. Corollas are urceolate, typical of all members of the genus and many other Ericaceae. 

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