(Munz) Munz
Pronunciation: ark-toe-STAF-i-los gland-yoo-LO-
sa AD-ams-ee-eye
Common name: Adams' manzanita
Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
Habitat: Rocky outcrops, ridges, dry slopes and
chaparral, coniferous forest to 7000', west edge of
Colorado Desert, east Peninsular Range
Blooming period: January to April
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Arctostaphylos
2) glandulosa 3) adamsii