Salicaceae

Bearberry willow

Salix uva-ursi Pursh

Family: Salicaceae
Genus: Salix

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Bearberry willow (Salix uva-ursi) — FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist

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Common names

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English: Bearberry willow

Synonyms

Salix ivigtutiana Lundstr.
Salix myrsinites f. parvifolia Andersson
Salix myrsinites var. parviflora (Andersson) Lange
Salix uva-ursi f. uva-ursi
Vimen uva-ursi (Pursh) Raf.

Flowers

In flower: June (from 82 flowering iNaturalist observations worldwide)

Characteristics

Growth habit: Shrub
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Canada: native, Greenland: native, Lower 48 states: native, St. Pierre and Miquelon: native

Photos

FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Annie Evankow, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: Louis Imbeau, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FlowerPhoto: er-birds, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
FruitPhoto: Patrice Dupont, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: A. Barra, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Nadiatalent, CC BY-SA 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Tom Scavo, CC BY 4.0, from iNaturalist
Photo: er-birds , iNaturalist observer, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: er-birds , iNaturalist observer, CC BY 4.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Kent P. McFarland, CC0, from iNaturalist

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.