bristly bearberry vs Spring Hazelcup

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Encoelia furfuracea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Spring Hazelcup
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Ericaceae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Encoelia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Encoelia furfuracea

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Spring Hazelcup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Spring Hazelcup
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.

Spring Hazelcup

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.