bristly bearberry vs Delicate Stonewort

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Chara virgata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Delicate Stonewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Ericaceae	Characeae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Chara
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Chara virgata

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and Delicate Stonewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Delicate Stonewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Delicate Stonewort
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.

Delicate Stonewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, 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.