bristly bearberry vs false broom

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Brachypodium sylvaticum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	false broom
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Ericaceae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Brachypodium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Brachypodium sylvaticum

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and false broom share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

false broom

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	false broom
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.

false broom

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and deserts and xeric shrublands within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Sri Lanka, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.