bristly bearberry vs rusty lyonia

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Lyonia ferruginea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	rusty lyonia
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Ericaceae	Ericaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lyonia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Lyonia ferruginea

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and rusty lyonia share a common ancestor at the Family level: Ericaceae.

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

rusty lyonia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	rusty lyonia
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.

rusty lyonia

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.