Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

A mat-forming shrub widespread in the northern United States and at high elevations throughout the west.

Plant habit on the Jasper/Agate Trail at Cimarron Canyon State Park, Colfax County, New Mexico, 7 Nov 2004.

Habitat in ponderosa pine forest at Cimarron Canyon State Park, 7 Nov 2004. The darkish blob at lower left is Arctostaphylos uva-ursi.