Ericaceae FAMILY
Arctostaphylos parryana
Arctostaphylos parryana
Edibility
2/5
Medicinal
0/5
Safety & Hazards
None known
Botanical Description
Arctostaphylos parryana is a variable, evergreen shrub that can be prostrate, erect, or mound-forming - it can grow 50 - 200cm 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 harvested fom the wild for local use as a food.
Habitat & Origin
Origintemperate
Native RangeSouth-western N. America - California.
HabitatDry stony slopes, montane chaparral, desert edges and forest openings; at elevations from 1,300 - 2,400 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. , 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. ].