bristly bearberry vs northern ash

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Fraxinus bungeana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	northern ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Oleaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Fraxinus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Fraxinus bungeana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

northern ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	northern ash
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.

northern ash

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.