[The Heath Family in Denali National Park and Preserve]

Red Bearberry, Red Manzanita, Red Ptarmiganberry

Arctous rubra

Synonyms: Arctous alpina var. rubra, Arctous erythryocarpa, Arctostaphylos alpina ssp. rubra, Arctostaphylos alpina var. rubra, Arctostaphylos rubra

Berry and fall foliage of Red Bearberry, Red Manzanita, Red Ptarmiganberry: Arctous rubra (Synonyms: Arctous alpina var. rubra, Arctous erythryocarpa, Arctostaphylos alpina ssp. rubra, Arctostaphylos alpina var. rubra, Arctostaphylos rubra)

The red berry and colorful fall foliage of red bearberry. Photographed in Denali National Park and Preserve................August 2006.

Fall foliage of Red Bearberry, Red Manzanita, Red Ptarmiganberry: Arctous rubra (Synonyms: Arctous alpina var. rubra, Arctous erythryocarpa, Arctostaphylos alpina ssp. rubra, Arctostaphylos alpina var. rubra, Arctostaphylos rubra)

Fall foliage of red bearberry with the yellow foliage probably Salix reticulata. Photographed in Denali National Park and Preserve................August 2006.

Paul Slichter