bristly bearberry vs Willow Tarspot

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Rhytisma salicinum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Willow Tarspot
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Ericaceae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Rhytisma
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Rhytisma salicinum

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Willow Tarspot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Willow Tarspot
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 Tarspot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.