Bigberry Manzanita

Scientific name: Arctostaphylos glauca

Date collected: 4/18/2011

Location collected: UCLA Mildred E. Mathias Botanical Gardens

Habitat: The Bigberry Manzanita was near other plants that were not trees. It was located near flowering plants and did not take up a lot of space.

Nativity:  The Bigberry Manzanita is native to southern California and Baja, California where it grows in the chaparral and woodland of coastal and inland hills.

Special notes: This shrub grows best in dry, desert-like climates with little water. The berries of this plant can be used to make a cider and the leaves can be used for tea and dye.

Resources: 

• Trade Winds Fruit
• Las Pilitas Nursery
• Four Directions Institute