bristly bearberry vs Swarming Spine

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Mucronella calva

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Swarming Spine
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	Clavariaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Mucronella
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.