Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Arcostaphylos uva-ursi flowers

Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. Unlike the other species of Arctostaphylos (see manzanita), they are adapted to Arctic and subarctic climates, and have a circumpolar distribution in northern North America, Asia and Europe.

Common bearberry from Thomé Flora von Deutschland, Österreich und der Schweiz 1885

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