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.[3] Kinnikinnick (from the Unami 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.
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Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Asterids |
Order: | Ericales |
Family: | Ericaceae |
Genus: | Arctostaphylos |
Species: | A. uva-ursi |
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi | |
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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").