bristly bearberry vs Pine Needle Split

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Lophodermium pinastri

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Pine Needle Split
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Ericaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lophodermium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Lophodermium pinastri

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Pine Needle Split

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Pine Needle Split
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.

Pine Needle Split

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), 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.