BC Flora

Arctostaphylos alpina

Name
Arctostaphylos alpina
Scientific NameA scientific name consists of the name of the organism and the name(s) of the scientist(s) (or author(s)) who validly published the name and a description of the organism in a journal.
Arctostaphylos alpina (Linnaeus) K.P.J Sprengel
Common Name
alpine manzanita
Vascular Plants of BC ID Number
1884
Biogeoclimatic Regions
Boreal white and black spruce
Engelmann spruce-subalpine fir
Spruce-willow-birch
Status in the Flora of BC
Native
Duration
Perennial Withering
Habit
 
Sex
Monoclinous
Flower Colour
white
Flowering Months
| May | June | July |
Fruit
Simple fleshy or leathery fruit
Fruit Colour
Base Chromosome Number
13
Chromosome Status in BC
Chromosome Somatic Number in BC
Poison Status in BC
Economic Status in BC
Data incomplete
Ornamental Value in BC
Endangered Status in BC
Not endangered as of 1976. Try a search on BC Species Explorer for "Arctostaphylos alpina" for updated information - note that this search will not currently work when discrepancies in nomenclature occur.
References
(Not yet available)
Links
Search NatureServe Explorer for "Arctostaphylos alpina"
Search Google images for "Arctostaphylos alpina"
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