bristly bearberry vs Leafless Ballart

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Ericaceae	Santalaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Exocarpos
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Exocarpos aphyllus

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and Leafless Ballart share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

Habitat

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

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.