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Pointleaf Manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens

Pointleaf Manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens Shrine Road, Yarnell, Arizona September 30, 2006.

Pointleaf Manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens Flowers In Bloom, Yarnell, Arizona March 23, 2007.

Pointleaf Manzanita, Arctostaphylos pungens Fruit On Bush, Yarnell, Arizona July 24, 2008.

Pointleaf Manzanita Leaves Arctostaphylos pungens	Pointleaf Manzanita Leaf Arctostaphylos pungens
Pointleaf Manzanita Red Bark Arctostaphylos pungens	Pointleaf Manzanita Flowers Arctostaphylos pungens
Pointleaf Manzanita Fruit Arctostaphylos pungens	Pointleaf Manzanita Ripe Fruit Arctostaphylos pungens

Pointleaf Manzanita Arctostaphylos pungens, Heather Family: ( Ericaceae ), Pointleaf Manzanita. Also called Mexican Manzanita, Manzanilla, Pingüica. Mexican Manzanita is a dark green to gray evergreen shrub with shining red bark usually about six foot tall and five feet wide. It's apple like very small small fruit is eaten by many birds and wildlife. ( "manzanita" means "small apple" in Spanish ). Height: To 6 feet. Spreading 5 - 6 feet. Flowers: Monoecious; perfect, bell - shaped, 1/4 inch long, pinkish - white, ten to fifteen occurring in a tight grouped, hanging cluster, at the ends of its twigs. Flowering Time: March - June. Leaves: Alternate, simple, evergreen, blue green, ovate to elliptical, 1 to 1 1/2 inches long, with leathery, entire margins, pointed at the tip, and rounded at the base. Bark: Distinctive reddish brown, smooth, glossy, attractive, exfoliating bark. Fruit: A small, berry-like drupe, 1/4 inch round, spotted, brick red in color. Found: From the Trans-Pecos Texas west to Utah and into California, south into Mexico to the city of Oaxaca. Elevation: 3,500 to 8,100 Feet. Habitat: Dry rocky slopes, especially in the chaparral. Miscellaneous: Photos Taken at Shrine Road, Yarnell, Arizona September 30, 2006. Flowers On March 23, 2007. Fruit On Bush, Yarnell, Arizona July 24, 2008.