bristly bearberry vs Cowberry Redleaf

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Exobasidium vaccinii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Cowberry Redleaf
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Exobasidiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Exobasidium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Exobasidium vaccinii

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Cowberry Redleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Cowberry Redleaf
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.

Cowberry Redleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.