Bleeding Broadleaf Crust vs bristly bearberry

Stereum rugosum compared with Arctostaphylos columbiana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	bristly bearberry
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Russulales (Russulales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Stereaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Stereum	Arctostaphylos
Species	Stereum rugosum	Arctostaphylos columbiana

Conservation Status

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

LC — Least Concern

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Broadleaf Crust	bristly bearberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Bleeding Broadleaf Crust

The Bleeding Broadleaf Crust (Stereum rugosum) is a species in the genus Stereum. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.