Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor Uva-Ursi uva-ursi (L.) Britton nom. inval. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. adenotricha Fernald & J.F. Macbr. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. coactilis Fernald & J.F. Macbr. Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. longipilosa Packer & Denford Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. leobreweri J.B. Roof Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. marinensis J.B. Roof Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. monoensis J.B. Roof Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. pacifica Hultén Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. stipitata Packer & Denford Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. stipitata (Packer & Denford) Dorn Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. suborbiculata W. Knight Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) A. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) A. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor Uva-Ursi uva-ursi (L.) Britton Bearberry, kinnikinnick
Bearberry is a hardy low-growing evergreen shrub that does not exceed six inches in height. “Uva-ursi” means “bear’s grape”: bearberry is favored by bears and many birds. It is native to North America, Europe, the Iberian Peninsula, Siberia, and the Himalayas. Identification: These plants’ dark green shiny leaves and red, hard berries about ¼" (6.3 mm) in diameter resemble cranberries, but they are not related to them. Bearberry leaves look a little like a shoehorn, wider at one end than at the other, while cranberry leaves are about the same size at both ends and mountain cranberry has sharper tips. Flowers are white, tinged with pink. Edibility: I couldn’t find toxicity information, but at least one site recommended against eating these berries.[1] Online References:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi at the University of Connecticut Plant Database Arctostaphylos uva-ursi at Botanical.com Arctostaphylos uva-ursi on Wikipedia Arctostaphylos uva-ursi at the Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Arctostaphylos uva-ursi on Plants for a Future, a resource and information centre for edible and otherwise useful plants Arctostaphylos uva-ursi on Blue Planet Biomes Arctostaphylos uva-ursi on the USDA Forest Service's Fire Effects Information Database 1For a discussion of medical uses, see this Botanical.com article Arctostaphylos uva-ursi description by Thomas H. Kent, last updated 25 May 2020. © FloraFinder.org. All rights reserved. |
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