Arctostaphylos tomentosa
Arctostaphylos tomentosa
(Pursh) Lindl.
| Ordre | Ericales |
|---|---|
| Famille | Ericaceae |
| Genre | Arctostaphylos |
2n =
Origine : Californie
sauvage
| Français | |
|---|---|
| Anglais |
Résumé des usages
- fruit comestible et transformé en cidre
- médicinal
- feuilles fumées
Description
Noms populaires
| français | |
| anglais | woollyleaf manzanita (Flora of North America) |
Classification
Arctostaphylos tomentosa (Pursh) Lindl. (1835).
basionyme :
- Arbutus tomentosa Pursh (1813).
Cultivars
Histoire
Usages
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.