bristly bearberry vs Silky Piggyback

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Asterophora parasitica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Silky Piggyback
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Ericaceae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Asterophora
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Asterophora parasitica

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Silky Piggyback

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Silky Piggyback
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.

Silky Piggyback

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.