Scandinavian Mountains over 2000 metres - James Baxter

Flora & Fauna › Purple Flowers & Plants › Bearberry

Arctostaphylos uva-ursi, Bearberry, Mjølbær. Short.

Bearberry
An evergreen shrub with long rooting branches. Leaves alternate, green, oval and leathery. Flowers are white to pink in terminal clusters. Red 6-8mm edible berries, but tasteless.

Drier rocky moors and open woods.

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