Arctous

{{Short description|Genus of flowering plants}} {{Automatic taxobox |image =Arctous alpina var. japonica (flower s2).JPG |image_caption =''Arctous alpina'' var. ''japonica'' |taxon = Arctous |authority = Nied. (1889) |subdivision_ranks = Species |subdivision = |type_species = |type_species_authority = }}

'''''Arctous''''' is a genus of flowering plants referred to by the common name "bearberry",<ref>{{Go Botany|genus=Arctous |species=alpina |common=alpine-bearberry |access-date=21 May 2017}}</ref> a name sometimes shared with certain species of the related genus ''Arctostaphylos'', in particular, ''A. uva-ursi''. Although the two genera are related, certain characters, such as deciduous, marcescent leaves, rugose-reticulate venation, and finely-toothed leaves are more typical of ''Arctous'' than ''Arctostaphylos''.

Three species are accepted.<ref>{{cite web|title=''Arctous'' Nied.|url=https://powo.science.kew.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:30040515-2|website=Plants of the World Online|accessdate=21 August 2024|language=en}}</ref>

*''Arctous alpina'' {{small|(L.) Nied.}} *''Arctous microphylla'' {{small|C.Y.Wu}} *''Arctous rubra'' {{small|(Rehder & E.H.Wilson) Nakai}}

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Category:Arbutoideae Category:Ericaceae genera Category:Flora of the Holarctic realm Category:Taxa described in 1889