bristly bearberry vs Lacquered Bracket

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Ganoderma lucidum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Lacquered 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	Polyporaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Ganoderma
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Ganoderma lucidum

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Lacquered Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Lacquered 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.

Lacquered Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.