Bearberry
Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Alternate Name(s): kinnikinnick
Distribution: widespread across North America from Alaska south to California, Arizona, and New Mexico, east throughout Canada to the Dakotas, the Great Lake states, and New England states, and the Carolinas
Habitat: open coastal areas, high mountains, forests; very cold tolerant
Height: 15 centimeters
Branches: erect, branching; grow from long, flexible stems lying on the ground; finely-textured, velvety; white to pale green; becomes smooth and reddish-brown
Leaves: 1-3 centimeters long; round, leathery, dark green; arranged alternately on branch; turns reddish-green or purple in fall
Flowers: bloom from May to June; small, white to pink, urn-shaped; set in clusters at end of branch
Fruit: 0.5-1.5 centimeters in diameter; round, fleshy, bright red to pink; smooth, glossy-skinned; called "drupes"; edible
Use(s): beautification, stabilizes sandy soils
Alternate Name(s): kinnikinnick
Distribution: widespread across North America from Alaska south to California, Arizona, and New Mexico, east throughout Canada to the Dakotas, the Great Lake states, and New England states, and the Carolinas
Habitat: open coastal areas, high mountains, forests; very cold tolerant
Height: 15 centimeters
Branches: erect, branching; grow from long, flexible stems lying on the ground; finely-textured, velvety; white to pale green; becomes smooth and reddish-brown
Leaves: 1-3 centimeters long; round, leathery, dark green; arranged alternately on branch; turns reddish-green or purple in fall
Flowers: bloom from May to June; small, white to pink, urn-shaped; set in clusters at end of branch
Fruit: 0.5-1.5 centimeters in diameter; round, fleshy, bright red to pink; smooth, glossy-skinned; called "drupes"; edible
Use(s): beautification, stabilizes sandy soils