bristly bearberry vs Stinking Earthfan

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Thelephora palmata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Stinking Earthfan
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Ericaceae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Thelephora
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Thelephora palmata

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Earthfan

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Stinking Earthfan
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.

Stinking Earthfan

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.