bristly bearberry vs Hazel Bracket

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Skeletocutis semipileata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Hazel Bracket
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Ericaceae	Incrustoporiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Skeletocutis
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Skeletocutis semipileata

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Hazel Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Hazel Bracket
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.

Hazel Bracket

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and 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.