NameThatPlant.net: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

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 Go to FSUS key

Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.

SYNONYMOUS WITH PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi FAMILY Ericaceae

COMMON NAME:
Bearberry, Kinnikinick

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

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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

CLICK HERE to see a map, notes, and images from Weakley's Flora of the Southeastern US.

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

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