page_title: Bearberry
hierarchical_section_title: Bearberry
caption_attribution_description: English: Bearberry flower in Portland, OR
context_page_description: Bearberries are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. Unlike the other species of Arctostaphylos, they are adapted to Arctic and Subarctic climates, and have a circumpolar distribution in northern North America, Asia and Europe.
context_section_description: Bearberries (indigenous kinnickinnick) are three species of dwarf shrubs in the genus Arctostaphylos. Unlike the other species of Arctostaphylos (see manzanita), they are adapted to Arctic and Subarctic climates, and have a circumpolar distribution in northern North America, Asia and Europe.
caption: Arcostaphylos uva-ursi flowers
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