Ericaceae FAMILY
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana
Edibility
3/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Arctostaphylos stanfordiana is a ery variable, evergreen, erect or prostrate to decumbent, mat- or mound-forming shrub growing 10 - 300cm tall[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ]. The plant is harested from the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California.
HabitatOpen ridges and slopes, 300 - 1,200 metres[ 71 Title A California Flora. Publication Author Munz P.A. & Keck D.D. Publisher University of California Press; Los Angeles Year 1959 ISBN - Description An excellent flora but no pictures. Not for the casual reader. ]. Chaparral, on or near serpentine, clay barrens; at elevations from 100 - 1,000 metres[ 270 Title Flora of N. America Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/fna/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description An on-line version of the flora with an excellent description of the plant including a brief mention of plant uses. ].