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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng.

bearberry (Ericaceae)

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is an Arctic–Alpine dwarf shrub found across upland Scotland and as far south as the Burren and the Peak District; it has entire, evergreen leaves, unlike Arctostaphylos alpinus.

Hautes-Pyrénées (65), France; 2015-05-28

 bearberry / Arctostaphylos uva-ursi: _Arctostaphylos uva-ursi_ is an <a href="aa.html">Arctic–Alpine</a> dwarf shrub found across upland Scotland and as far south as the Burren and the Peak District; it has entire, evergreen leaves, unlike _Arctostaphylos alpinus_.

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