bristly bearberry vs strychninebush

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Strychnos lucida

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	strychninebush
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Ericaceae	Loganiaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Strychnos
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Strychnos lucida

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and strychninebush share a common ancestor at the Class level: Magnoliopsida. (Dicots)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

strychninebush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	strychninebush
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.

strychninebush

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.