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Arctostaphylos uva-ursi

FamilyGenus: Arctostaphylosnative in Germany

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About this species

A low, evergreen shrub native to Great Britain, Arctostaphylos uva-ursi forms dense mats on dry, sunny, nutrient-poor soils. It blooms from March to July, offering a modest supply of nectar and pollen.

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Ecological significance

As a native evergreen shrub, it provides year-round ground cover and a minor early-season resource for pollinating insects.

Annual cycle

Evergreen foliage persists through the year. Flowering occurs from March to July.

Standort & Merkmale

Light

Sonne

Moisture

Trocken

Soil

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Flowering period

Mär – Jul

Bioregion

Continental

Nectar value

Pollen value

Growth form

Strauch

Woodiness

Verholzt

Leaf type

Breitblättrig

Leaf phenology

Immergrün

Plant height

0.269 m

Morphological traits: TRY ID3 (CC BY 3.0) & TRY ID81 (CC BY)

Corolla tube

8 mm

Pflege & Anbau

Grow in full sun in well-drained, dry, nutrient-poor soil. Once established, it requires little water and thrives on neglect.

Scientific profile

Belonging to the heather family (Ericaceae), Arctostaphylos uva-ursi is a low, woody, evergreen shrub with broad leaves, typically reaching 0.27 m in height. It forms prostrate mats in its native habitats across Great Britain, where it is considered a wild native. The plant flowers between March and July, providing a low level of nectar and pollen. Its ecological preferences indicate a strong affinity for sunny, dry, and nutrient-poor conditions, with a low tolerance for disturbance. It forms ericoid mycorrhizal associations, typical of the Ericaceae family.

Pollinators & visitors

4 Arten interagieren mit dieser Pflanze

Apis melliferaBombus sylvestrisMegachile circumcinctaBombus terrestris

Host relationships

4 species use this plant as a host

Acronicta menyanthidisHyppa rectilineaPapestra birenEupithecia satyrata

Other flower visitors

5 other species visit the flowers

Ursus arctosMartes foinaVulpes vulpesSus scrofaAgrilus cyanescens

Sources & data origin

•Interaktionsdaten via GloBI (CC-BY 4.0)

•Cook et al. (2025) UK Butterfly & Moth Traits (DOI: 10.5285/dbc7cc17-cbbd-49dd-bab4-8e8855768d66)

•pollinator_interactions

•Baden-Böhm F, App M, Thiele J (2022) — The FloRes Database: A floral resources trait database for pollinator habitat-assessment generated by a multistep workflow. Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut, Dryad, DOI: 10.5061/dryad.djh9w0w29 (CC0)

•FloraWeb / BfN

•EIVE 1.0 — Dengler et al. (2023), DOI: 10.3897/VCS.98324 (CC BY 4.0)

•EuPPollNet — Kuppler et al. (2025), DOI: 10.1111/geb.70000 (CC BY 4.0)

•Database of Pollinator Interactions (DoPI) — Pocock et al. (2022), DOI: 10.1002/ecy.3801 (CC BY)

•GBIF Backbone Taxonomy — GBIF Secretariat (2024), DOI: 10.15468/39omei (CC BY 4.0)

•TRY Categorical Traits (ID3) — Kattge et al. (2012), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.3 (CC BY 3.0)

•TRY Global Spectrum (ID81) — Díaz et al. (2016/2021), DOI: 10.17871/TRY.81 (CC BY)

•Govaerts R et al. (2025) — World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) v14. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. DOI: 10.34885/xs7h-ze42 (CC BY 4.0)

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