bristly bearberry vs wall scalewort

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Porella platyphylla

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	wall scalewort
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Ericaceae	Porellaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Porella
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Porella platyphylla

Evolutionary Relationship

bristly bearberry and wall scalewort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Plantae. (Plants)

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.