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Red-Fruited Bearberry (Ptarmigan Berry)
Arctostaphylous rubra
Deciduous Shrub, Native
Height |
0 - 1 (feet) |
|---|---|
Spread |
0 - 1 (feet) |
Distinctions |
Taller than alpine bearberry; fruit is red, juicy, edible but seedy and tasteless; leaves turn red in the fall. |
Limitations |
Difficult to transplant; needs moist soil. |
Hardiness |
INT, N, SC, SE, W (Zone 2) |
Origin |
Alaska, British Columbia, Eastern Asia |
