Arctous rubra (Rehd. & Wils.) Nakai
Annotated by B.A. Bennett.

Yukon Territory: Richardson Mountains, tributary of Fish Creek, S of Vunta Creek. Elev. 612 m
67.89496°, -136.50287°
Open riparian forest dominated by Picea glauca and Populus balsamifera, shrubs dominated by Empetrum nigrum, Vaccinium vitis-idaea, V. uliginosum, Shepherdia canadensis, Linnaea borealis, Salix alaxensis, S. pulchra, S.hastata, Festuca altaica, Moneses uniflora and Pyrola minor. Originally identified as the synonym Arctostaphylos rubra. 5 duplicates.

B.A. Bennett 06-0486, August 4, 2006
With M.J. Oldham
BABY, Accession: BABY-05718, Genetic barcoding: CCDB-18329-E6