Arctostaphylos glandulosa
Eastwood manzanita
Photo by Chez Brungraber
Family: Ericaceae · Type: Shrub · Native
Arctostaphylos glandulosa (Eastwood manzanita) is a native California shrub in the Ericaceae family, recognized by Hemispheric burl; twigs often black-glandular-hairy; wide N-to-S range.
Eastwood manzanita is a California native shrub found in chaparral and coastal habitats, typically growing at elevations between 300 to 1,200 meters. Flowering from January to March, this plant produces white to pink urn-shaped flowers clustered in pendulous panicles. Growing erectly to 1 to 4 meters tall with distinctive smooth, reddish-brown bark and a hemispheric burl at its base, it forms a compact and elegant shrub. Its leaves are bright green to gray-green, elliptic to ovate, 2 to 4.5 centimeters long with a wedge-shaped base and entire margins, often appearing slightly shiny and glandular-puberulent. The fruit is a sticky, depressed-spheric drupe approximately 6 to 10 millimeters wide, typical of manzanita species.
Identification and appearance
Key characters: Hemispheric burl; twigs often black-glandular-hairy; wide N-to-S range
Habitat and range
California counties: Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Riverside, Orange, Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo, Ventura, Marin, Monterey, Napa, Santa Cruz, Tulare, Sonoma, Trinity, Contra Costa, Mendocino, Humboldt, Lake, Del Norte, San Francisco, Glenn, San Mateo, Solano, Colusa, Alameda
How to tell it apart
vs Arbutus: Arctostaphylos fruits are smooth and mealy; Arbutus fruits are bumpy and juicy.; vs Rhus: Arctostaphylos has simple evergreen leaves; Rhus has compound deciduous leaves.; vs Quercus: Arctostaphylos has urn-shaped flowers and berry-like fruits; Quercus has catkins and acorns.; vs Xylococcus: Arctostaphylos leaves are flat; Xylococcus leaves have margins rolled tightly under.; vs Heteromeles: Arctostaphylos has urn-shaped flowers; Heteromeles has flat white flower clusters.
Frequently asked questions
Is Arctostaphylos glandulosa native to California?
Yes. Arctostaphylos glandulosa is native to California (recorded as native).
Where in California does Arctostaphylos glandulosa grow?
Arctostaphylos glandulosa occurs in Los Angeles, San Diego, San Bernardino, Santa Barbara, Riverside, Orange, Santa Clara, San Luis Obispo and other counties.
What plant family does Arctostaphylos glandulosa belong to?
Arctostaphylos glandulosa is in the Ericaceae family, genus Arctostaphylos.
Related species
Other California species in the same genus, family, or bioregion.
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. adamsii
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. crassifolia — Del mar manzanita
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. cushingiana — Cushing manzanita
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. gabrielensis — San gabriel manzanita
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. glandulosa
- Arctostaphylos glandulosa subsp. howellii
Sources: Jepson eFlora · Index of California Plant Names · CalPhotos
Last updated 2026-10-07
Data from The California Species Project — 14,000+ California species with verified data from CNPS, CDFW, USFWS, Cal-IPC, and more.