bristly bearberry vs farkleberry

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Vaccinium arboreum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	farkleberry
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	Vaccinium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Vaccinium arboreum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

farkleberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	farkleberry
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.

farkleberry

Habitat

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

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.