Bearberry

Facts

Scientific name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Size: 6-12” tall

Description

Adaptation 1: Low growing to keep the heat inside.

Adaptation 2:  Leathery leaves to keep moisture and heat inside.

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 the United States. It is one of several related species referred to as bearberry.