Family | ERICACEAE |
Genus species | Arctostaphylos pumila Nutt. |
Bibliography | Trans. Amer. Philos. Soc., n.s., 8: 266 (1842) |
Native Range | w. California (Monterey Bay) |
Primary Biome | Subtropical |
Habitat | thickets and steppes |
Altitude | 0-200m |
Description | leaves shortly petiolate, narrowly obovate to oblanceolate, cuneate, entire, abaxially densely grey tomentose, adaxially strigose, flowers in raceme, urceolate, berry 5-6mm wide |
Size | 10-90cm |
Color | white |
Bloom | spring |
Ca | |
Type | subshrub |
Cultivation | sunny site with a deep, drained soil alpine house, rich, 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 | Daphnidostaphylis pumila (Nutt.) Klotzsch Uva-ursi pumila (Nutt.) Abrams |
Territory | 7 Northern America 76 Southwestern U.S.A. (CAL California) |