bristly bearberry vs pale moonwort

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Botrychium pallidum

Key Differences

• bristly bearberry is Least Concern while pale moonwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	pale moonwort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Tracheophyta
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Ericaceae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Botrychium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Botrychium pallidum

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and pale moonwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

pale moonwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	pale moonwort
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.

pale moonwort

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Found in Canada.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇨🇦 Canada