Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Other names: Kinnikinnick
Family: Ericaceae, Heath
Genus: Arctostaphylos ...
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any plant of the northern and alpine genus Arctostaphylos of the family Ericaceae ( family), especially A. uvaursi, a trailing evergreen sometimes cultivated as a ground cover.
Bearberry is a low growing evergreen. It has a stem that rises 2-8" off the ground and is covered in a thick bark and fine silky hairs. On the stem are many oval-shaped, leathery leaves that are _" to 1" long.
Synonyms: uva ursi, mountain cranberry, sandberry, arberry, bear's grape, kinnikinnick, mealberry, mountain box, red bearberry, sagackhomi, rockberry, upland cranberry, hogberry
Order: Ericaceae ...
- Bearberry, Mountain box
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This low growing evergreen has bright green leaves, smooth and shiny, with rounded ends.
Common Bearberry, Kinnikinick
Commonly called Manzanita, which means "little apples" in Spanish, these ground covers, shrubs and small trees are often seen in the wild on the West Coast.
Alpine Bearberry; Black Bearberry
Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos alpina (L.) Spreng.
Synonym: Arbutus alpina, Arctous alpina, Mairania alpina
Family: Ericaceae ...
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
These mat-forming groundcovers have small green leaves that turn red in winter, and white to pinkish spring blooms.
Bearberry, Kinnikinick (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
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Bearberry, Manzanita
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Mostly evergreen shrubs, partly procumbent, or small trees, twigs densely foliate, often curvy with smooth reddish or brownish bark. Leaves alternate, simple, usually entire and obtuse.
Lowfast Bearberry ( Cotoneaster dammeri )
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Bearberry Cotoneaster is most effectively sited where its stems can either trail or create a cascading effect.
'Vancouver Jade' bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi 'Vancouver Jade')
Zone 4, 30 cm high x 1.25 m
Broadleaf evergreen with red stems; spreading groundcover with fragrant, pink flowers in early spring; red fruit in autumn.
Bearberry, kinnikinnik (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)
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Beardtongue (Penstemon species)
Beauty bush (Kolkwitzia amabilis)
Bee balm, bergamot (Monarda didyma)
Beech (Fagus species)
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In the ecotone between sage brush dominated areas and coniferous forests, blue elderberry and sticky laurel are common and in some locations bearberry honeysuckle also occurs.
Nombres relacionados: Aguavilla (castellano), Arbutus uva-ursi (sinónimo), Azari-matsa (vasco), Azeri-mahatsa (vasco), Azunges (castellano), Bärentraube (alemán), Bear's grape (inglés), Bearberry (inglés), Boixerola (catalán), ...
Cotoneaster, bearberry (Cotoneaster dammeri)
Daphne, fragrant or winter (Daphne odora)
Euonymus (Euonymus)
Firethorn (Pyracantha)
Florida Rosemary (Ceratiola ericoides)
Heath (Erica)
Holly (Ilex)
Inkberry (Ilex glabra)
Live Oak (Quercus virginiana) ...
Emerald Carpet manzanita is a hybrid of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (common kinnikinnick or bearberry) & A. nummularia (variously called Glossyleaf Manzanita, Sensitive Manzanita, Shatterberry or Ft. Bragg Manzanita).
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Bearberry, Kinnikinick, Mealberry, Hog Cranberry, Sandberry
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 See also: Arctostaphylos, Green, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Juniper, Evergreen
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