bristly bearberry vs Great Fen Sedge Rust

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Puccinia cladii

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Great Fen Sedge Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Great Fen Sedge Rust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Ericaceae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Puccinia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Puccinia cladii

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Great Fen Sedge Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Great Fen Sedge Rust
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.

Great Fen Sedge Rust

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.