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Kerm<strong>at</strong>h, Bennett and Pulsipher - Food Plants in <strong>the</strong> Americs<br />

ENGLISH: Columbia manzanita<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit is consumed raw or cooked or made into a cider like<br />

beverage.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Northwestern North America<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Hickman 1993<br />

Arctostaphylos glauca Lindley<br />

FAMILY: Ericaceae (he<strong>at</strong>h)<br />

ENGLISH: big cherry manzanita, bigberry manzanita, gre<strong>at</strong>-berried<br />

manzanita, gre<strong>at</strong> manzanita<br />

SPANISH: manzanita<br />

USES/NOTES: Fruit was an important food source for Amerindians <strong>of</strong><br />

California and is a source <strong>of</strong> vinegar, cider, brandy, and jelly.<br />

Raw fruit must be consumed in moder<strong>at</strong>ion, however, as over<br />

consumption may have ill side affects.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: California and Baja California<br />

REFERENCES: Bornstein et al. 2005, Clarke 1977, Luteyn 1995, Yanovsky<br />

1936<br />

Arctostaphylos manzanita Parry<br />

FAMILY: Ericaceae (he<strong>at</strong>h)<br />

ENGLISH: manzanita<br />

SPANISH: manzanita<br />

USES/NOTES: Berries are made into jelly and cider.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Oregon to nor<strong>the</strong>rn Baja California<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Hickman 1993, Uph<strong>of</strong> 1968<br />

Arctostaphylos p<strong>at</strong>ula E. Greene<br />

FAMILY: Ericaceae (he<strong>at</strong>h)<br />

ENGLISH: greenleaf manzanita<br />

USES/NOTES: Tart fruit <strong>of</strong> this evergreen shrub is used in jellies.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: Western North America<br />

REFERENCES: Bailey Hortorium 1976, Facciola 1990, Hickman 1993,<br />

Medsger 1939, Wea<strong>the</strong>rford 1988<br />

Arctostaphylos pungens Kunth<br />

FAMILY: Ericaceae (he<strong>at</strong>h)<br />

ENGLISH: bear-berry, bear’s grape, kinnikinnick, manzanita, Mexican<br />

manzanita, mealberry, mountain cranberry, pointleaf manzanita<br />

SPANISH: guayuba del país, leño colorado, madreselva, madroño, madroño<br />

colorado, mansanilla, manzana, manzanilla, manzanillo, manzanita,<br />

manzanita mexicana, palo de pingüica, pingua, pingüica, pingüita,<br />

tepesquis-uchil, tepesquite, tepezquite, tepezquitl, tomazquitl,<br />

uhih, uitzara, uji, uví, wichari<br />

USES/NOTES: Marketed in places, <strong>the</strong> small dark yellowish- to orangebrown-bronze<br />

berries are used to make jelly and wine and are<br />

occasionally e<strong>at</strong>en out <strong>of</strong> hand, though <strong>the</strong>y can be dry and mealy.<br />

The plant is also grown ornamentally.<br />

NATURAL RANGE: California to sou<strong>the</strong>rn Utah and western Texas, south to<br />

Oaxaca, Mexico<br />

DRAFT - DO NOT DUPLICATE OR DISTRIBUTE<br />

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