Alpine Hedysarum vs Bear-Grape

Hedysarum americanum compared with Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Key Differences

• Alpine Hedysarum is Not Evaluated while Bear-Grape is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Hedysarum	Bear-Grape
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Fabaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Hedysarum	Arctostaphylos
Species	Hedysarum americanum	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Evolutionary Relationship

Alpine Hedysarum and Bear-Grape share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

Alpine Hedysarum

NE — Not Evaluated

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Hedysarum	Bear-Grape
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Hedysarum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Bear-Grape

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Alpine Hedysarum

The Alpine Hedysarum (Hedysarum americanum) is a species in the genus Hedysarum. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions. Distributed across Canada, Norway, and United States.

Bear-Grape

The Bear-Grape (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a species in the genus Arctostaphylos. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada 🇳🇴 Norway 🇺🇸 United States