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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

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Plant Details

Scientific Name: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
Family Name: Ericaceae Juss. - Heath family
Common Name: kinnikinnick
Symbol: ARUV
Group: Dicot
Rank: Species
Date Modified: Feb. 7, 2026, 3:42 a.m.

Duration

  • Perennial

Growth Habits

  • Shrub
  • Subshrub

Synonyms

  • Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. adenotricha Fernald & J.F. Macbr.
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Calder & Roy L. Taylor
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. coactilis Fernald & J.F. Macbr.
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F. Macbr.) Á. Löve & D. Löve & Kapoor
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. longipilosa Packer & Denford
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. leobreweri J.B. Roof
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. marinensis J.B. Roof
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. monoensis J.B. Roof
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. pacifica Hultén
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. ssp. stipitata Packer & Denford
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. stipitata (Packer & Denford) Dorn
  • Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. var. suborbiculata W. Knight
  • Uva-ursi uva-ursi (L.) Britton, nom. inval.

Wetland Ratings

AGCP AW CB EMP GP HI MW NCNE WMVC AK
UPL FACU UPL UPL UPL UPL FACU UPL

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