Labrador tea (Forest Lodge Nature Trail)

Labrador tea

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Summary ⁷

Rhododendron groenlandicum (Bog Labrador tea, formerly Ledum groenlandicum or Ledum latifolium), is a flowering plant in the subsection Ledum of the large genus Rhododendron in the family Ericaceae. It is a low shrub growing to 50 cm (rarely up to 2 m) tall with evergreen leaves 20–60 mm long and 3–15 mm broad. The leaves are wrinkled on top, densely hairy white to red-brown underneath, and have a leathery texture, curling at the edges. The tiny white flowers grow...

National distribution ⁸

Canada

Origin: Native

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Present

Confidence: Confident

United States

Origin: Unknown/Undetermined

Regularity: Regularly occurring

Currently: Unknown/Undetermined

Confidence: Confident

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(c) Wikipedia, some rights reserved (CC BY-SA), http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhododendron_groenlandicum
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