Bear-Grape vs Silky Thorn

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Vachellia rehmanniana

Taxonomic Classification

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

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Silky Thorn

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Silky Thorn
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).

Silky Thorn

Habitat

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

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.