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There are 119 Species &
Subspecies of Manzanita
Native to California.
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The berries and flowers of
most species are edible.
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The Franciscan manzanita,
once thought extinct in the
wild,
was re-discovered in 2009.
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The Presidio manzanita) is
the most endangered and
restricted plant in the
mainland United States. In
1987 only one specimen
remained, at a secret
location in the Presidio of
San Francisco National
Historic Landmark
District in San Francisco,
California
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Traditional culinary uses
of the plant include
collecting the berries,
drying them, and grinding
them up into a coarse
meal.
Fresh berries and branch
tips were also soaked in
water to make a cider.
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