bristly bearberry vs Red ash

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Red ash
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Ericaceae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Alphitonia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Alphitonia excelsa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Red 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.

Red ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, 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.