bristly bearberry vs Goat's-beard

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Tragopogon pratensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Goat's-beard
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Ericaceae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Tragopogon
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Tragopogon pratensis

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and Goat's-beard share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Goat's-beard

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Goat's-beard
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.

Goat's-beard

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada