Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
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Growing form
Dwarf-shrub.
Size
20–100 cm long.
Stem
The stem is procumbent and forms creeping carpet-like stands.
Leaf
The leaves are over-wintering. The leaf arrangement is spiral. The lamina (12–30 mm) is obovate, simple, coriaceous and ciliate. The venation is reticulate.
Flower
The flowers are bisexual and short-pedicellate. The corolla (5–6 mm) is five-lobed, urceolate and the color varies from pink to greenish white. There are ten stamens in a flower. The gynoecium is connate with a single style.
Fruit and seed
The fruit is a red berry, which has a floury texture and is rather tasteless.
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