| Arctostaphylos uva-ursi |
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| Scientific classification |
| Kingdom: |
Plantae |
| Clade: |
Tracheophytes |
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Angiosperms |
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Eudicots |
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Asterids |
| Order: |
Ericales |
| Family: |
Ericaceae |
| Genus: |
Arctostaphylos |
| Species: |
A. uva-ursi |
| Binomial name |
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
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| Synonyms |
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- Arbutus acerba Gilib. (1782)
- Arbutus buxifolia Stokes (1812)
- Arbutus officinalis Boiss. (1875)
- Arbutus procumbens Salisb. (1796)
- Arbutus uva-ursi L. (1753)
- Arctostaphylos adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor (1972)
- Arctostaphylos alpina Payot (1882)
- Arctostaphylos angustifolia Payot (1882)
- Arctostaphylos crassifolia (Braun-Blanq.) Rivas Mart. (2011)
- Arctostaphylos officinalis Wimm. & Grab. (1827)
- Arctostaphylos procumbens Patze, E.Mey. & Elkan (1849)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. adenotricha (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Calder & Roy L.Taylor (1965)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. coactilis (Fernald & J.F.Macbr.) Á.Löve, D.Löve & B.M.Kapoor (1971)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. crassifolia Rivas Mart. (1963)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. crassifolius (Braun-Blanq.) Rivas Mart. ex Torre, Alcaraz & M.B.Crespo (1995)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. longipilosa Packer & Denford (1974)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. monoensis Roof (1980)
- Arctostaphylos uva-ursi subsp. stipitata Packer & Denford (1974)
- Daphnidostaphylis fendleriana Klotzsch (1851)
- Mairania uva-ursi (L.) Desv. (1813)
- Mairrania uva-ursi (L.) Desv. (1813)
- Uva-ursi buxifolia Gray (1821)
- Uva-ursi procumbens Moench (1794)
- Uva-ursi uva-ursi (L.) Cockerell ex Daniels (1911)
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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. Kinnikinnick (from the Unami language for "smoking mixture") is a common name in Canada and the United States. 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.
One of several related species referred to as bearberry, 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").