ARS | Publication request: Arctostaphylos uva urai, Bearberry

Submitted to: Encyclopedia of Fruits and Nuts
Publication Type: Book/Chapter
Publication Acceptance Date: February 19, 2007
Publication Date: February 1, 2008
Citation: Finn, C.E. 2008. Arctostaphylos uva urai, Bearberry. In: Janick, J. and Paull, R.E., editors. The Encylopedia of Fruits and Nuts. Cambridge, MA. CABI. p. 349.

Interpretive Summary: The Encylopedia of Fruit and Nuts is designed as a research reference source on temperate and tropical fruit and nut crops. Bearberry or kinnikinnick [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., Ericaceae], has a circumboreal distribution. Most Arctostaphylos species (i.e. A. patula Greene, A. viscida Parry, A. glauca Lindl., A. nevadensis A. Gray) are native to western North America. All Arctostaphylos are evergreen ground covers (0.1 m tall) or shrubs (2-4 m). The horticultural attributes of the fruit as well as its botany are presented.

Technical Abstract: The Encylopedia of Fruit and Nuts is designed as a research reference source on temperate and tropical fruit and nut crops. Bearberry or kinnikinnick [Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng., Ericaceae], has a circumboreal distribution. Most Arctostaphylos species (i.e A. patula Greene, A. viscida Parry, A. glauca Lindl., A. nevadensis A. Gray) are native to western North America. All Arctostaphylos are evergreen ground covers (0.1 m tall) or shrubs (2-4 m). The horticultural attributes of the fruit as well as its botany are presented.