Uva ursi (Arctostaphylos uva-ursi) is a perennial evergreen strongly branched creeping shrub 5-30 cm high. Stems are recumbent, branched, rooting and ascending. Leaves are oblong, leathery, narrowed at the base into a short petiole, rounded at the top; light green, dull below, dark green above. Inflorescence is a short apical raceme, consisting of several drooping white-pink flowers. The fruit is a bright red berry-like drupe. The fruits ripen in August - September.