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RE: Which manzanitas will grow at the coast?

Yes, I had never heard of manzanitas either
and Matts response indicates two genera with that common name
Arbutus spp  and   Arctostaphylos spp

and there is... hold your breath :-)
hoary, mission, hairy, whiteleaf, greenleaf, pine and 
Eastwood, bigberry, howell, big, pinemat and whiteleaf manzanitas!
all those above common names were for Arctostaphylos spp alone

But yes the question still remains
what is a manzanita?  
apart from the plant itself what is the etemology of the common name?

Cheers, Rod
Rod Randall
Weed Risk Assessment
Weed Science Group, Agriculture Western Australia
Home Page  http://www.agric.wa.gov.au/progserv/plants/weeds/Weedsci.htm

             "I weed..."

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> From: 	Michael Bailes
> Reply To: 	frgntgar@ozemail.com.au
> Sent: 	Saturday, November 29, 1997 9:04 PM
> To: 	nsterman@ucsd.edu
> Cc: 	medit-plants@ucdavis.edu
> Subject: 	Re: Which manzanitas will grow at the coast?
> 
> OK
>  You medit gardiners slay me.
> How can you know so much!!!???
> What the hell is a Manzanita when it is at home?
> 
> Michael Bailes,  The Fragrant Garden Portsmouth Road Erina. N.S.W.
> 2250
> Australia.
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