bristly bearberry vs Painted Suillus

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Suillus spraguei

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while Painted Suillus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Painted Suillus
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Ericaceae	Suillaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Suillus
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Suillus spraguei

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Painted Suillus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Painted Suillus
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.

Painted Suillus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and 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.