Arctostaphylos tomentosa
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Arctostaphylos tomentosa
| Order | [[]] |
|---|---|
| Family | [[]] |
| Genus | Arctostaphylos |
2n =
Origin : area of origin
wild or cultivated
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Arctostaphylos tomentosa Lindl. MANZANITA. Southern California. The red berries are used by the Spanish inhabitants of Texas to make a cooling, subacid drink. The fruit is used when not quite ripe as a tart apple. Dried and made into bread and baked in the sun, the fruit is relished by the Indians [1].
- ↑ U.S.D.A. Rpt. 413. 1870.