Distribution: Widely distributed on both sides of the Cascades crest in Washington; Alaska to California east to the Rocky Mountains, also further east across the northern U.S. and Canada to the Atlantic Coast; circumboreal.

Habitat: Coastal bluffs and prairies, rocky balds, dry subalpine meadows, and dry coniferous forest openings.

Flowers: April-June

Origin: Native

Growth Duration: Perennial

Conservation Status: Not of concern

Pollination: Bumblebees, bees, flies, butterflies, wasps, hummingbirds

Shrub; stems trailing across ground, less than 2 dm tall.

Alternate, 1-3 cm long, dark green, leathery, rounded at tip.

Light pink urn-shaped flowers in small clusters near tips of stems.

Bright red round berries 7-10 mm in diameter.

Low spreading shrub; leaves rounded at tip and about 2 cm. long; berries red rather than brown. Compare to A. nevadensis.