Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Also known as kinnikinnick, pinemat manzanita, bearberry, red bearberry
one of several related bearberry species
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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a bearberry species, a low-growing plant found in northern regions. It has been traditionally used in herbal medicine, particularly for urinary tract health, though scientific evidence for its effectiveness remains limited.
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Species
Least ConcernArctostaphylos uva-ursi
SPECIES
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassMagnoliopsida
- OrderEricales
- FamilyEricaceae
Native toAlaska, Albania, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Amur, Arizona, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Bulgaria, Buryatiya
Common Name: bear berry
via GBIF · IUCN · Kew POWO
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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").