bristly bearberry vs Cornish heath

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Erica vagans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Cornish heath
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Ericaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Erica
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Erica vagans

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and Cornish heath share a common ancestor at the Family level: Ericaceae.

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Cornish heath

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Cornish heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

bristly bearberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

Cornish heath

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (India), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.