Kinnikinnick
Arctostaphylos uva-ursi (L.) Spreng. - Heath family
Size
Mature Height: Up to around 6 inches
Planting Distance: 20 inches
Plant Type: Subshrub, Shrub
Root Depth: 10 inches
Growth Form: Multiple Stem
Growth Rate: Moderate
Features
Flower Color: Purple
Conspicuous Flowers: Yes
Bloom Time: Late Spring
Seasonal Growth: Spring and Summer
Evergreen: Yes
Fall Colors: Yes
Conditions
Shade Tolerance: Intermediate
Clay Soil Tolerance: No
Sandy Soil Tolerance: Yes
Drought Tolerance: High
Flood Tolerance: None
Fire Tolerance: Low
Salt Tolerance: Medium
Ecosystem Interactions
Pollinators: Native Bees; Bombus; Beetles, Wasps, Flies; Moths; Butterflies; Larval Host (Butterfly); Larval Host (Moth); Hummingbirds
Larval Species depending on Kinnikinnick: Aethaloida packardaria, Callophrys augustinus, Callophrys augustinus iroides, Callophrys polia, Callophrys polia polia, Callophrys polios, Clossiana freija, Epelis truncataria, Epinotia arctostaphylana, Hemileuca eglanterina, Orgyia antiqua, Rhopobota finitimana, Saturnia mendocino
Native Range
- USA: Alaska, Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Montana, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode I., South Dakota, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Wyoming
- CAN: Alberta, British Columbia, Newfoundland, Manitoba, Newfoundland, Northwest Territorie, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Yukon
- DEN: Greenland
State-level native status is based on data available through Plants of the World Online. Regional Native Status comes from the USDA Plants Database. For more detailed native status information, please refer to BONAP.