(cotoneaster)
(euonymus)
7402x Euonymus fortunei 'Emerald Gaiety'
(euonymus)
6766x Pyracantha coccinea
(scarlet firethorn)
6508x Aucuba japonica 'Variegata'
(Japanese Aucuba)
6289x Pyracantha 'Mohave'
(scarlet firethorn)
5744x Cotoneaster salicifolius
(cotoneaster)
5591x Buxus sempervirens
(common boxwood)
5470x Buxus sempervirens 'Suffruticosa'
(common boxwood)
5320x Erica carnea
(spring heath)
 Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) A. GRAY (bearberry) | |
| German: Echte Bärentraube | Czech: medvědice lékařská |
| Genus: Arctostaphylos | Family: Ericaceae, |
| Mature Height: 0.25 m | Deciduous: evergreen plant |
| Bloom in: III, IV, | Flower Colour:   |
| Soil Preferred: humic, acid, sand, | Light Required:   |
| Other Attributes: evergreen shrub, underspread form, alternate leaves, obovate, type of inflorescence - raceme, fruit - drupe, alternate of lawn, herbaceous plant, moory plant, | |
Plants of Genus Arctostaphylos:
- 01) Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) A. GRAY (bearberry), Ger: Echte Bärentraube, Czech: medvědice lékařská
Index:
External links:
Michigan State University Extension: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi --BearberryUSDA PLANTS: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (kinnikinnick)
Virginia Tech: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Fact Sheet
WIKIPEDIA: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Wisflora: Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.
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