Arctostaphylos pungens

The only manzanita of southern Arizona and adjacent New Mexico, forming a very dense shrub layer in some mountain ranges.

Flowers on the road from Creel to Cuauhtemoc, Chihuahua, Mexico, 20 Mar 2007.



Branch with flowers & old fruit on the road from Creel to Cuauhtemoc, 20 Mar 2007.



Plant habit, road from Cuauhtemoc to Creel, 20 Mar 2007.



Flowers in the Patagonia Mountains, Santa Cruz Co., Arizona, 18 Mar 2005.



Bark and leaves in the Dragoon Mountains, Cochise County, Arizona, 24 Nov 2004.

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