Arctostaphylos uva-ursi
The Athabasca Basin provides a separate ecosystem. The Athabasca Sand Hills protected by "The Athabasca Sand Dunes Provincial Park" are unique feature of the Canadian shield. The hills are located in northern Saskatchewan and border Lake Athabasca, which straddles the Alberta and Saskatchewan border. There is sparse plant life in the sand hills area. Blueberry, Bearberry ("Arctostaphylos uva-ursi "), Sand Heather ("Hudsonia tomentosa"), Crowberry ("Empetrum") and grasses survive here. In this ecozone there are 10 species of endemic plants. There are unique four species of Willow ("Salix")