| Family | ERICACEAE |
| Genus species | Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth |
| Bibliography | Nov. Gen. Sp. [F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth] 3: 278 (1819) |
| Native Range | sw. & sc. USA to Mexico, Guatemala |
| Primary Biome | Subtropical |
| Habitat | rocky slopes |
| Altitude | 300-2600m |
| Description | branchlets tomentose, leaves erect, petiolate, elliptic, entire, bright to dark green, shiny, smooth, inflorescence spherical raceme, flowers urceolate |
| Size | 1-3m |
| Color | white |
| Bloom | spring |
| Ca | - |
| Type | shrub |
| Cultivation | sunny, dry, rock crevices, protection against winter wet alpine house, poor, drained soil, sun |
| Propagation | seed in spring, uncovered, germ. 3-6 months, 13-18°C cuttings in late summer and fall; layering in spring |
| Synonyms | Arbutus madrono Humb. ex Kunth Arbutus myrtifolia Willd. ex Steud. Arbutus nuda Steud. Arbutus rigida Willd. ex Steud. Arbutus tomentosa var. nuda Hook. Arctostaphylos benitoensis Roof Arctostaphylos chaloneorum Roof Arctostaphylos glauca S.Watson Arctostaphylos pseudopungens Roof Arctostaphylos pungens ssp. chaloneorum (Roof) Roof Arctostaphylos pungens f. glaucifolia Wawra Arctostaphylos pungens var. mexicana W.Knight Daphnidostaphyllis pungens (Knuth) Klotzsch Uva-ursi pungens (Kunth) Abrams |
| Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (ARI Arizona, CAL California, NEV Nevada, UTA Utah) 77 South-Central U.S.A. (NWM New Mexico, TEX Texas) 79 Mexico (MXC Mexico Central, MXE Mexico Northeast, MXG Mexico Gulf, MXN Mexico Northwest, MXS Mexico Southwest) 8 Southern America 80 Central America (GUA Guatemala) |