Bear-Grape vs Blistered Cup

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Peziza vesiculosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Blistered Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Ericaceae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Peziza
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Peziza vesiculosa

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Blistered Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Blistered Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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).

Blistered Cup

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Blistered Cup

The Blistered Cup (Peziza vesiculosa) is a species in the genus Peziza. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.