Status: Native
Synonyms:
None
Arctostaphylos pungens is a small to medium sized shrub recognized easily by the beautiful reddish bark on the
larger trunks and branches, as well as the beautiful small pinkish red urn-shaped flowers that droop in clusters from the branches. It is found in middle elevation canyons, roadsides, and even on some mesas.
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Arctostaphylos pungens, photo Karen Blisard & Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Deadman Cyn.
Arctostaphylos pungens, with fruit, photo Russ Kleinman, Burro Mtns., Tyrone Thompson Road, July 14, 2007
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