Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Conservation status
	; Secure (NatureServe)
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. uva-ursi
Binomial name
	Arctostaphylos uva-ursi; (L.) Spreng.
Synonyms
	List Arbutus acerba Gilib. (1782) ; Arbutus buxifolia Stokes (1812) ; Arbutus officinalis Boiss. (1875) ; Arbutus procumbens Salisb. (1796) ; Arbutus uva-ursi L. (1753) ; Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor (1972) ; Arctostaphylos alpina Payot (1882) ; Arctostaphylos angustifolia Payot (1882) ; Arctostaphylos crassifolia (Braun-Blanq.) Rivas Mart. (2011) ; Arctostaphylos officinalis Wimm. & Grab. (1827) ; Arctostaphylos procumbens Patze, E.Mey. & Elkan (1849) ; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor (1965) ; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor (1971) ; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. crassifolia Rivas Mart. (1963) ; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. crassifolius (Braun-Blanq.) Rivas Mart. ex Torre, Alcaraz & M.B.Crespo (1995) ; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. longipilosa Packer & Denford (1974) ; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. monoensis Roof (1980) ; Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. stipitata Packer & Denford (1974) ; Daphnidostaphylis fendleriana Klotzsch (1851) ; Mairania uva-ursi (L.) Desv. (1813) ; Mairrania uva-ursi (L.) Desv. (1813) ; Uva-ursi buxifolia Gray (1821) ; Uva-ursi procumbens Moench (1794) ; Uva-ursi uva-ursi (L.) Cockerell ex Daniels (1911) ; ;

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a plant species of the genus Arctostaphylos widely distributed across circumboreal regions of the subarctic Northern Hemisphere.^[3] Kinnikinnick (from the Unami language for "smoking mixture") is a common name in Canada and the United States.^[3]^[4]^[5] Growing up to 30 centimetres (12 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,^[3]^[6] 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").

^ NatureServe (2023). "Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
^ "Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2024.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng; E-Flora: Electronic atlas of the flora of British Columbia; In: Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor)". E-Flora BC, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia Herbarium. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
^ "Common bearberry". Alberta Plant Watch, Government of Alberta. 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-27.
^ "Plant fact sheet: Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)" (PDF). USDA NRCS Northeast Plant Materials Program. 31 January 2002.
^ Casebeer, M. (2004). Discover California Shrubs. Sonora, California: Hooker Press. ISBN 0-9665463-1-8.

[NatureServe-1] NatureServe (2023). "Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry". NatureServe Explorer. Arlington, Virginia: NatureServe. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

[POWO-2] "Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 26 March 2024.

[ubc-3] "Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng; E-Flora: Electronic atlas of the flora of British Columbia; In: Klinkenberg, Brian. (Editor)". E-Flora BC, Department of Geography, University of British Columbia Herbarium. 2018. Archived from the original on 2018-04-04. Retrieved 2019-08-27.

[alberta-4] "Common bearberry". Alberta Plant Watch, Government of Alberta. 2019. Retrieved 2019-08-27.

[usda-5] "Plant fact sheet: Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi)" (PDF). USDA NRCS Northeast Plant Materials Program. 31 January 2002.

[6] Casebeer, M. (2004). Discover California Shrubs. Sonora, California: Hooker Press. ISBN 0-9665463-1-8.

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Conservation status
Secure (NatureServe)^[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Eudicots
Clade:	Asterids
Order:	Ericales
Family:	Ericaceae
Genus:	Arctostaphylos
Species:	A. uva-ursi
Binomial name
*Arctostaphylos uva-ursi* (L.) Spreng.
Synonyms^[2]
List Arbutus acerba Gilib. (1782) Arbutus buxifolia Stokes (1812) Arbutus officinalis Boiss. (1875) Arbutus procumbens Salisb. (1796) Arbutus uva-ursi L. (1753) Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor (1972) Arctostaphylos alpina Payot (1882) Arctostaphylos angustifolia Payot (1882) Arctostaphylos crassifolia (Braun-Blanq.) Rivas Mart. (2011) Arctostaphylos officinalis Wimm. & Grab. (1827) Arctostaphylos procumbens Patze, E.Mey. & Elkan (1849) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor (1965) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor (1971) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. crassifolia Rivas Mart. (1963) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. crassifolius (Braun-Blanq.) Rivas Mart. ex Torre, Alcaraz & M.B.Crespo (1995) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. longipilosa Packer & Denford (1974) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. monoensis Roof (1980) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. stipitata Packer & Denford (1974) Daphnidostaphylis fendleriana Klotzsch (1851) Mairania uva-ursi (L.) Desv. (1813) Mairrania uva-ursi (L.) Desv. (1813) Uva-ursi buxifolia Gray (1821) Uva-ursi procumbens Moench (1794) Uva-ursi uva-ursi (L.) Cockerell ex Daniels (1911)