Kebnat
PLANTS

Red fruit bearberry

Arctous rubra

Plants
NativeShrubPerennial
Red fruit bearberry, In fruit
Red fruit bearberry, In flower
Red fruit bearberry, Colored leaves

Perennial shrub. Grows on the tundra.

There are 53 observations of Red fruit bearberry in Québec, mostly in Nord-du-Québec, Côte-Nord and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine, and it has been reported in 3 of the 17 regions.

Where to see it

  1. Nord-du-Québec25
  2. Côte-Nord25
  3. Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine3

Habitat

TundraMartin Tuchscherer

Similar species

Alpine bearberryArctous alpina
BearberryArctostaphylos uva-ursi
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LingonberryVaccinium vitis-idaea
Dwarf bilberryVaccinium cespitosum
Canada mayflowerMaianthemum canadense
Japanese barberryBerberis thunbergii
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