Arctostaphylos uva-ursi   Bearberry

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This shrub can be procumbent but can also grow to about 1.5 metres with flowers that look very similar to the smaller Vaccinium vitis-idaea (Cowberry). The very noticeable reticulate (net) veining on the leaves of Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is one of the differences between the two.

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi Bearberry

Cirque de Gavarnie, French Pyrenees, 9th June 2009

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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

Cirque de Gavarnie, French Pyrenees, 9th June 2009

Added October 24th 2009, updated 27th Feb 2010

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