Arctostaphylos patula Calflora

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Taxon Report

Arctostaphylos patula Greene

Green leaf manzanita, Greenleaf manzanita

Arctostaphylos patula is a shrub that is native to California, and also found elsewhere in western North America.


	Plant Range Observation Search ~2841 records in California Plant Characteristics

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Subspecies and Varieties:
... ssp. gankinii ... ssp. patula
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Family:	Ericaceae
Category:	angiosperm
PLANTS group:	Dicot
Jepson eFlora section: eudicot

Communities: Yellow Pine Forest, Red Fir Forest

Name Status:
Accepted by JEF + JEF + PLANTS + POWO

Alternate Names:


JEF + PLANTS	Arctostaphylos acutifolia
JEF + PLANTS	Arctostaphylos parryana var. pinetorum
PLANTS	Arctostaphylos patula ssp. platyphylla
PLANTS	Arctostaphylos patula var. coalescens
JEF	Arctostaphylos pungens var. platyphylla

Information about Arctostaphylos patula from other sources


Nursery availability from CNPLX This plant is available commercially. Jepson eFlora USDA PLANTS Profile (ARPA6) Photos on Calflora Photos on CalPhotos Google Images Photos on iNaturalist ID Tips on PlantID.net	ITIS Original Publication citation International Plants Names Index Search efloras.org (Flora of North America) Landscape information from Calscape BONAP Distribution Map Consortium of California Herbaria 2 Search the Native American Ethnobotany Database	Add an Observation Location Suitability Planting Guide Distribution by County
Learn more about Arctostaphylos patula: Arctostaphylos patula Jepson video: (link added by Mary Ann Machi) photos / record / common / links

Suggested Citation

Calflora: Information on California plants for education, research and conservation, with data contributed by public and private institutions and individuals. [web application]. 2025. The Calflora Database [a non-profit organization]. Available: https://www.calflora.org/ (Accessed: 03/28/2025).