Greenleaf Manzanita

Arctostaphylos patula Greene - Heath family

Size

Mature Height: Up to around 6.0 feet

Planting Distance: 34 inches

Plant Type: Shrub

Root Depth: 20 inches

Growth Form: Multiple Stem

Growth Rate: Slow

Features

Flower Color: White

Conspicuous Flowers: No

Bloom Time: Late Spring

Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer

Evergreen: Yes

Fall Colors: No

Conditions

Shade Tolerance: Intermediate

Clay Soil Tolerance: No

Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes

Drought Tolerance: High

Flood Tolerance: None

Fire Tolerance: High

Salt Tolerance: None

Ecosystem Interactions

Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Honey Bees; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds

Larval Species depending on Greenleaf Manzanita: Acleris senescens, Acronicta perdita, Aethaloida packardaria, Amorbia cuneana, Amorbia cuneanum, Anacamptodes clivinaria, Apharetra californiae, Archips rosanus, Aseptis ethnica, Automeris cecrops pamina, Cacoecimorpha pronubana, Callophrys augustinus, Callophrys augustinus iroides, Celastrina argiolus, Choristoneura nr. rosaceana, Coleophora glaucella, Eacles oslari, Egira perlubens, Epinotia arctostaphylana, Epinotia miscana, Epinotia subplicana, Epinotia terracoctana, Eupithecia gilvipennata, Eupithecia minturata, Fishia evelina, Gelechia panella, Hemileuca eglanterina shastaensis, Hesperumia fumosaria impensa, Hesperumia sulphuraria, Hyalophora columbia gloveri, Hyalophora euryalus, Hyaloscotes fumosa, Hydriomena manzanita, Malacosoma californica pluvialis, Malacosoma constricta constricta, Malacosoma disstria, Nemoria darwiniata, Nemoria glaucomarginaria, Orthosia mys, Orthosia pulchella, Paonias myops myops, Papestra invalida, Phyllodesma americana, Pseudochelaria mananitae, Pseudochelaria mansanitae, Saturnia mendocino, Sphinx vashti, Synaxis cervinaria

Native Range

  • USA:  Arizona, California, Colorado, Montana, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah, Washington
  • MEX:  Mexico Northwest
Regional Native Status: L48 (N)

State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.