bristly bearberry vs Tear Dropper

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Tear Dropper
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	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.