Spermatophytes (seed plants): Angiosperms (flowering plants): Eudicots: Core Eudicots: Asterids: Ericales
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
COMMON NAME:
Bearberry, Kinnikinick
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September Hancock County ME
Leaves scattered along the stem, glabrous, 1-3cm long, tapered to the base, per Field Guide to Acadia National Park (Butcher, 2005).
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September Hancock County ME
Bearberry is an attractive little ground-covering evergreen, per Field Guide to Acadia National Park (Butcher, 2005).
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September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park: Wild Gardens of Acadia
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September Hancock County ME
Acadia National Park: Wild Gardens of Acadia
Dark green paddle-shaped leaves grow from stems with reddish bark, per Field Guide to Acadia National Park (Butcher, 2005).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
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Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial
Habitat: High elevation granitic outcrop (VA); Coastal Plain pitch pine woodlands and sandy barrens (DE and NJ); ridgeline and NW-facing shale outcrops (MD and WV), per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
White tinged pink
5 sepals
5-lobed urceolate corolla
(8-)10 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Red
Drupe
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p232
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p198
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p063
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