bristly bearberry vs Willow Poisonpie

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Hebeloma vaccinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Willow Poisonpie
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	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Hebeloma
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Hebeloma vaccinum

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Willow Poisonpie

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Willow Poisonpie
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.

Willow Poisonpie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.