Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a plant species of the genus Arctostaphylos widely distributed across circumboreal regions of the subarctic Northern Hemisphere. Kinnikinnick is a common name in Canada and
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Illustration from Köhler's Medicinal Plants (1887)
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Bearberry
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Bearberries are dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos, especially the species A. uva-ursi, A. alpina, and A. rubra. Unlike most other species of Arctostaphylos, they are adapted to Arctic, subarcti
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
…inches) in height, the leaves are evergreen. The flowers are white to pink and the fruit is a red berry. One of several related species referred to as bearberry, its specific epithet uva-ursi means "grape of the bear" in Latin, similar to the meaning of the generic epithet Arctostaphylos (Greek for "bear grapes…
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Common bearberry from Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885
Arctostaphylos rubra