Checkerberry vs Prickly Heath

Gaultheria procumbens compared with Gaultheria mucronata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkerberry	Prickly Heath
Kingdom same	Plantae (Plants)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum same	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class same	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order same	Ericales (Ericales)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family same	Ericaceae	Ericaceae
Genus same	Gaultheria	Gaultheria
Species	Gaultheria procumbens	Gaultheria mucronata

Evolutionary Relationship

Checkerberry and Prickly Heath share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Gaultheria.

Conservation Status

Checkerberry

NE — Not Evaluated

Prickly Heath

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkerberry	Prickly Heath
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Checkerberry

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Prickly Heath

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Ireland, Norway, Sweden, and United Kingdom.

Checkerberry

The Checkerberry (Gaultheria procumbens) is a species in the genus Gaultheria. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇬🇧 United Kingdom