Bearberry
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
- Food part reported in sources
- See species reference
- B.C. seasonal planning window
- Not yet verified — no B.C. harvest months assigned
- Habitat
- Habitat details are not yet verified for this profile.
An occurrence record or historical food-use report is not permission to harvest or proof of safe preparation.
Photo: Walter Siegmund · CC BY 2.5
Reference illustration. A photograph alone cannot confirm identification or edibility.
Confirm the exact species before collecting. The fruit is reported edible, but this does not establish that other plant parts or similarly named species are edible.
Habitat in British Columbia
Habitat details are not yet verified for this profile.
Ecosystem records
Boreal Altai Fescue Alpine (BAFA); Bunchgrass (BG); Boreal White and Black Spruce (BWBS); Coastal Douglas-fir (CDF); Coastal Mountain-heather Alpine (CMA); Coastal Western Hemlock (CWH); Engelmann Spruce–Subalpine Fir (ESSF); Interior Cedar–Hemlock (ICH); Interior Douglas-fir (IDF); Interior Mountain-heather Alpine (IMA); Mountain Hemlock (MH); Montane Spruce (MS); Ponderosa Pine (PP); Sub-Boreal Pine–Spruce (SBPS); Sub-Boreal Spruce (SBS); Spruce–Willow–Birch (SWB)
UBC recorded ecosystems for the named taxa. Ecosystem records describe broad associations, not known patches or harvesting permission.
Timing and food-use notes
Not yet verified — no B.C. harvest months assigned. Weather, elevation and local conditions can change timing.
Verify the exact species, intended part and preparation with a qualified regional identifier. Months describe planning windows only.
References
Repeated source URLs are combined above. A source may support more than one fact; it is not counted as independent verification twice.