bristly bearberry vs Spiral Tarcrust

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Eutypa spinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Spiral Tarcrust
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Ericaceae	Diatrypaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Eutypa
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Eutypa spinosa

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Spiral Tarcrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Spiral Tarcrust
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.

Spiral Tarcrust

Habitat

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

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.