Michio Hoshino / Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi), Blueberry (Vaccinium sp), and Horsetail (Equisetum sp) in trundra, Alaska

Tim Fitzharris / Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) on forest floor in autumn, Yukon Territory, Canada

Michael Quinton / Tundra Vole (Microtus oeconomus) hiding in autumn colored Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) leaves

Michio Hoshino / Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) close up, Alaska

Michio Hoshino / Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva ursi) and Cup Lichen (Cladonia sp) in tundra, Alaska

Jeff Foott / Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) flowering on lava during spring, Iceland, June.

Jeff Foott / Lichen among Bearberry (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) in spring, Iceland. May 2021.