Kinnikinnick, Bearberry, Red Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
Synonyms: Arbutus uva-ursi, Arctostaphylos adenotricha, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. adenotricha, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. coactilis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. longipilosa, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. monoensis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi ssp. stipitata, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. adenotricha, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. coactilis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. leobreweri, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. marinensis, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. pacifica, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. stipitata, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. suborbiculata, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi var. uva-ursi, Uva-ursi uva-ursi
The photo above shows a nice mat of kinnikinnick as seen at about 6800' on an old moraine at the base of the Adams Glacier on Mt. Adams.........September 18, 2008.
The photo above shows kinnikinnick as seen
in open ponderosa pine woods along the Willard Springs Trail at Conboy National
Wildlife Refuge..........September 30, 2006.
The photo above shows a close-up of the leaf
of kinnikinnick as seen along Road #23 near the Lewis River Bridge on the western
slopes of Mt. Adams........October 14, 2005. Note the leaf tips which
are rounded at the tip.
Paul Slichter