Pointleaf Manzanita on petrified sand dunes

''Arctostaphylos pungens'', with the common name pointleaf manzanita, is a species of manzanita. It is native to the Southwestern United States and to northern and central Mexico, where it grows in chaparral and woodland habitats, and on desert ridges. ''Arctostaphylos pungens'' can be seen growing at Tent Rocks National Monument in New Mexico at an elevation of about 6000 feet.