bristly bearberry vs Mountain Waxcap

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Mountain Waxcap
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ericaceae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Hygrocybe
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Hygrocybe salicis-herbaceae

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Mountain Waxcap
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 Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.