Scientific Name:
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Pronunciation:
ark-toh-STAF-ih-los OO-va UR-see
Common Name:
bearberry, kinnikinnick
Family Name:
Ericaceae
Plant Type:
Broadleaf evergreen, Ground cover
Key ID Features:
Horizontal habit; leaves leathery, dark green, alternate, obovate-oblanceolate-spatulate (elliptic in some cvs.), most 2-3(-4)cm long x 5-10(-13mm wide; florets urn-shaped, mostly 7-8mm long x 4-5mm wide, pinkish; berries round, 7-12mm wide, and persist over winter.
Habit:
Horizontal
Form:
Creeping / Mat-like
Texture:
Fine
Mature Height:
0.1 - 0.2m
Mature Spread:
1.0 - 1.5m
Growth Rate:
Slow
Origin:
Europe, North America
Hardiness Rating:
Zone 4: (-34 to -29 °C)
Exposure:
Full sun, Part sun/part shade
Soil/Growing Medium:
Acidic, Rocky or gravelly or dry, Well-drained
Water Use:
Low
Landscape Uses:
Cut flower or foliage, Erosion control, Ground cover, Native planting, Rock garden
Additional Info:
Google. Some images are of A. 'Vancouver Jade' which is lower growing and has dark glossy green leaves that get some bronze colour in winter. Other poular cultivars include A. 'Massachusetts' (smaller leaves) and A. 'Point Reyes' (elliptical leaves).
Leaf Morphology:
Form:
Simple
Arrangement:
Alternate
Texture/Venation:
Leathery, Pinnate venation
Surfaces:
Glabrous, Lustrous
Colour in Summer:
Dark-green
Colour in Fall:
Green, Bronze
Shapes:
Elliptic, Oblanceolate, Obovate, Spatulate
Apices:
Rounded
Bases:
Cuneate
Margins:
Ciliate, Entire
Inflorescence Type:
Raceme, Floriferous
Flower Morphology:
Flowers perfect
Number Of Petals:
5
Corolla Shape:
Urceolate
Ovary Position:
Superior
Colour (petals):
Showy, White
Flower Time at Peak:
Apr, May
Fruit Type:
Drupe, Edible
Fruit Colour:
Red
Fruiting Time:
Jul, Aug
Additional Info:
Showy, Edible, Persistent, 5 pyrenes
Bark Morphology:
Exfoliating
Bark or Stem Colour:
Red
Leaf Bud Type:
Ovoid
Leaf Scar Shape:
Crescent shaped
Propagation:
Seed, Greenwood cuttings, Hardwood cuttings, Layering
Pest Susceptibility:
Fungal leaf spot, Galls, Root rot, Rust (Deer resistant, Drought tolerant)
Specific Pests:
Course(s):
- CLT Training
- HORT 1155
- Level 3 Apprenticeship
Location(s):
- (BCE) Boulevard (Circular) Eastend
- (GAZ) GAZebo
- (GAZE) GAZebo East : q. 10+
- (NRY) NuRserY
- (ONE) Overpass North side East
- (ONW) Overpass North side West
- (QRR) Quercus Robur Row planting : S. of pavers