bristly bearberry vs Sunburst Lichen

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Lichenomphalia alpina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Sunburst Lichen
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	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Lichenomphalia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Lichenomphalia alpina

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Sunburst Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Sunburst Lichen
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.

Sunburst Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.