bristly bearberry vs Pine Jelly

Arctostaphylos columbiana compared with Exidia saccharina

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bristly bearberry	Pine Jelly
Kingdom	Plantae (plantas)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Ericales (Ericales)	Auriculariales (Auriculariales)
Family	Ericaceae	Auriculariaceae
Genus	Arctostaphylos	Exidia
Species	Arctostaphylos columbiana	Exidia saccharina

Conservation Status

bristly bearberry

LC — Least Concern

Pine Jelly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	bristly bearberry	Pine Jelly
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.

Pine Jelly

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.