There are numerous references in the literature concerning
the use of various Arctostaphylos species as medicinal plants.
One of the species, A. uva-ursi, was listed in the United States
official compendia from 1820 until 1946 as a urinary antiseptic.
Many species indigenous to the Pacific Northwest were employed
by the...
Arctostanhylos viscida is a broad-leaved, evergreen, sclerophylbus shrub which grows in northern California and the Siskiyou
Mountain region of southwest Oregon. After site disturbance, A. viscida competes with conifer regeneration, and may dominate a site for ninety years. This study examined the rate at which full site occupancy occurs in...
At three sites in southwest Oregon, uniform stands of whiteleaf manzanita were created for future studies on the effects of manzanita competition on Douglas-fir and ponderosa pine plantations. The sites were marked according to grids and nearby 2-year-old seedlings were lifted and transplanted to fill in gaps in the natural...
