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Taxon

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

Protologue Syst. Veg., ed. 16 [Sprengel] 2: 287. 1825 [Jan-May 1825]BHL pageIPNI
AcceptedGBIF
Predicted not threatened
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (41).JPG

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (41).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (40).JPG

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (40).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (43).JPG

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (43).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (44).JPG

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (44).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (39).JPG

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (39).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (42).JPG

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Davidson, C 13306--Switzerland. Les Violettes. 4 Jul 2016. DSC09126 (42).JPG

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 098.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 098.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 091.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 091.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 089.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 096.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 096.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 100.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 094.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 099.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 099.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 101.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 101.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 090.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 090.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 097.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 097.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 104.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 104.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 088.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 088.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 103.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 103.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 102.jpg

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, C. Davidson 11453--ID. Valley Co. Warm Lake. 15 June 2009. 102.jpg

By Christopher Davidson

CC-BY-NC-SA-4.0

Native to 86 botanical countries across Europe, Temperate Asia, and Northern America; extinct in Delaware (source: POWO). Flora of the World documents 2 occurrences across 2 countries.

Distribution

Distribution from Plants of the World Online (POWO). View the accepted name on POWO

Occurrences

Davidson, C 13306

July 4, 2016

Location

Switzerland, Canton Valais, Crans-Montana (Crans-Montana)

46.342972, 7.497833

Location Remarks

North of the village of Crans-Montana. Trails above and west of the Cabane des Violettes Skilift station. C. 2140-2240 m elev.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson, Martin W. Callmander, Beat Bäumler, Sven Buerki, Sharon R. Christoph

Notes

Alpine meadow land and scree on moderate to steep slopes above and west of skilift terminus. Spreading shrub.

Davidson C. 11453

June 15, 2009

Location

United States, Idaho, Valley (Cascade)

44.158, -116.118361

Location Remarks

Highway 55 c. 10 km north of the bridge at Banks. Mixed conifer forest along the N. Fork Payette River.

Collectors

Christopher Davidson

Classification

Kingdom

Plantae

Phylum

Tracheophyta

Class

Magnoliopsida

Order

Ericales

Family

Ericaceae

Genus

Arctostaphylos

Specific Epithet

uva-ursi

Authorship

(L.) Spreng.

Taxonomic Opinions

GBIFWFOPOWO

Conservation (EDGE)

What is EDGE?

Evolutionary distinctiveness

Lower

ED 0.5

Part of a well-represented branch of the plant tree of life, with many close relatives.

Threat status

Predicted not threatened

Modelled estimate

EDGE score

0.0

Global rank

#304,938 of 335,497

Top 91%

Extinction probability

10%

Source: Flowering plants EDGE assessment →