bristly bearberry vs Nitrous Bonnet

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Mycena leptocephala

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Nitrous Bonnet
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	Mycenaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Mycena
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Mycena leptocephala

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Nitrous Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Nitrous Bonnet
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.

Nitrous Bonnet

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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.