arrowroot vs bristly bearberry

Thalia geniculata compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	arrowroot	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Thaliacea (Thaliacea)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Salpida (Salpida)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Salpidae	Ericaceae
Genus	Thalia	Arctostaphylos
Species	Thalia geniculata	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

arrowroot

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	arrowroot	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

arrowroot

Habitat

Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (India, Taiwan), North America (Cuba), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

arrowroot

The Arrowroot, Thalia geniculata, is a species. It is currently assessed as least concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Africa and Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

bristly bearberry

The Bristly bearberry (Arctostaphylos columbiana) 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.