Bear-Grape vs Spanish Gorse

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi compared with Genista hispanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bear-Grape	Spanish Gorse
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	Genista
Species	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi	Genista hispanica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Bear-Grape

LC — Least Concern

Spanish Gorse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bear-Grape	Spanish Gorse
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).

Spanish Gorse

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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 1 countries:

🇫🇷 France