Pronunciation: ark-toe-STAF-i-los PAT-yoo-la
Common name: Greenleaf manzanita
Family: Ericaceae (Heath)
Habitat: Dry slopes, 5000'-9000', montane coniferous
forest, San Gabriels and San Bernardino Mts to Santa
Rosa Mts
Blooming period: May to June
Click for Latin name derivations: 1) Arctostaphylos
2) patula