bristly bearberry vs Fringed Cup

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Encoelia fimbriata

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Fringed Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Fringed Cup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Encoelia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Encoelia fimbriata

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Fringed Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Fringed Cup
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.

Fringed Cup

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.