bristly bearberry vs Mountain yam

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Dioscorea hamiltonii

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Mountain yam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Mountain yam
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Dioscoreales (Dioscoreales)
Family	Ericaceae	Dioscoreaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Dioscorea
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Dioscorea hamiltonii

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and Mountain yam share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Magnoliophyta. (Flowering Plants)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Mountain yam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Mountain yam
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 yam

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.