Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
kinnikinnick
Symbol:
ARUV
Group:
Dicot
Family:
Ericaceae
Duration:
Perennial
Growth Habit:
Subshrub
Shrub
Native Status:
L48
N
AK
N
CAN
N
GL
N
SPM
N
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Synonyms:
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
Native Status:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
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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
Wildlife Habitat Values:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Large Mammals
Small Mammals
Water Birds
Terrestrial Birds
Source
Large Mammals Food
Large Mammals Cover
Small Mammals Food
Small Mammals Cover
Water Birds Food
Water Birds Cover
Terrestrial Birds Food
Terrestrial 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 (AK-Native Alaskan And Exotic Plants Used By Wildlife , 4 April 2005). Alaska Department of Fish and Game, Anchorage.
More Accounts and Images:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
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View species account from USDA Forest Service Fire Effects Information System (FEIS).
View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).
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).
View 6 propagation protocols from Native Plants Network.
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.
Related Web Sites:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
CT-Connecticut Botanical Society
MD-University of Maryland Medicine
MO-MBG Plant Finder
NM-Medicinal Plants of the Southwest
Natural History of the North Woods
WA-Washington DOT Environmental Services (Ethnobotany)
WA-Washington Native Plant Society
WA-Water Conserving Landscape Plants (WSU)
WI-University of Wisconsin Freckmann Herbarium