Arctostaphylos ×media Greene (pro sp.)
Annotated by Ben Legler, Sep 2016.

Washington: Skamania County: Gifford Pinchot National Forest: shoulder of Forest Road 56 1.0 km east of junction with Road 5601, on south side of Cispus River. Elev. 799 m.
46.339329° N, 121.631766° W
Datum: WGS 84. Uncertainty: 4 meters. Coordinate Source: GPS.
Dry, mostly bare, sandy and gravelly volcanic soil on a small south facing road cut, with a few Arctostaphylos columbiana shrubs, and small Pseudotsuga menziesii saplings. Berries depressed-globose, ca 7 mm wide, reddish-brown, dry and mealy; leaves green to gray-green, rounded to weakly pointed; young stems puberulent; large stems with smooth and peeling mahogany bark; plants forming low mats ca 1.5 meters wide, with ascending stems to 25 cm tall; several plants on road bank, with A. columbiana. Phenology: Fruits.

Ben Legler 14371, Sep 5, 2016
With Sara Legler
WTU, Accession: 429493, Barcode: WTU-V-086594