Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Symbol:
ARUV
Group:
Dicot
Family:
Ericaceae
Duration:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Subshrub
Native Status:
L48
N
AK
N
CAN
N
GL
N
SPM
N
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
ARAD3
Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) A. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor
ARUVA2
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
ARUVC3
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) A. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor
ARUVL
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. longipilosa Packer & Denford
ARUVM3
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. monoensis J.B. Roof
ARUVS2
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. stipitata Packer & Denford
ARUVA
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. adenotricha Fernald & J.F. Macbr.
ARUVC
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. coactilis Fernald & J.F. Macbr.
ARUVL2
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. leobreweri J.B. Roof
ARUVM2
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. marinensis J.B. Roof
ARUVP
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. pacifica Hultén
ARUVS4
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. stipitata (Packer & Denford) Dorn
ARUVS5
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. suborbiculata W. Knight
UVUV
Uva-Ursi uva-ursi (L.) Britton
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
USA (AK , AZ , CA , CO , CT , DE , IA, ID , IL , IN , MA , ME , MI , MN , MT , ND , NH , NJ , NM , NV , NY , OH , OR , PA , RI , SD , UT , VA , VT , WA , WI , WY ), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)
Related Taxa: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
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35 genera in Ericaceae ,
76 species in Arctostaphylos
Classification: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
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Threatened and Endangered Information: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
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Wetland Indicator Status: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Nat. Ind.
Reg. 1
Reg. 2
Reg. 3
Reg. 4
Reg. 5
Reg. 6
Reg. 7
Reg. 8
Reg. 9
Reg. 0
Reg. A
Reg. C
Reg. H
UPL,FACU
NI
NO
UPL
FACU-
FACU
NO
UPL
UPL
FACU-
FACU-
UPL
NO
NO
Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals FoodLarge Mammals CoverSmall Mammals FoodSmall Mammals CoverWater Birds FoodWater Birds CoverTerrestrial Birds FoodTerrestrial Birds Cover
Martin Moderate
Low
Quinlan
Low
Moderate
Moderate
Moderate
Wildlife Habitat Values Wildlife
Habitat Values
Martin, A.C., H.S. Zim, and A.L. Nelson. 1951. American wildlife and plants: A guide to wildlife food habits . Dover Publications, New York.
Quinlan, S.E., and S. Cuccarese. 2004. Native Alaskan and exotic plants used by wildlife (http://www.wildlife.alaska.gov/index.cfm?adfg=birds.plants , 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.
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View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23530.
View species account and distribution map from Jepson Interchange (University of California - Berkeley).
View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).
View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).
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View species account, photographs, and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.
View species account and photographs from University of Wisconsin - Stevens Point Freckmann Herbarium.
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