bristly bearberry vs Mountain Cherry

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Prunus prostrata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Mountain Cherry
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ericaceae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Prunus (Cherries & Plums)
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Prunus prostrata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Cherry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Mountain Cherry
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.

Mountain Cherry

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.