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WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
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Dig deeper at SERNEC, a consortium of southeastern herbaria.
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Flora of North America
Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Andromeda glaucophylla
COMMON NAME:
Bog-rosemary
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July Pocahontas County WV
Cranberry Glades Botanical Area
Leaves white beneath, margins rolled inward, per Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977).
WEAKLEY'S FLORA OF THE SOUTHEASTERN US (4/24/22):
Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
PLANTS NATIONAL DATABASE:
Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla
FAMILY
Ericaceae
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Floristic Synthesis of North America. BONAP (Kartesz, 2021)
Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Flora of North America
Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia
SYNONYMOUS WITH
Britton & Brown Illus Flora of Northeast US & adjacent Canada (Gleason, 1952)
Andromeda glaucophylla
2010
Shrub; Subshrub
Perennial
Habitat: bogs, per Weakley's Flora
Native: north of the Carolinas
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LEAVES:
Evergreen
Simple
Alternate
FLOWER:
Spring/Summer
Pink/White
Radially symmetrical
5-lobed calyx
5-lobed globular-urceolate corolla
10 included stamens
Superior ovary
Bisexual
FRUIT:
Summer/Fall
Capsule
TO LEARN MORE about this plant, look it up in a good book!
- How to Recognize Shrubs (Grimm, 1966) p224
- Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast (Foote & Jones, 1989) p110
- Newcomb's Wildflower Guide (Newcomb, 1977) p292
- Woody Plants of the Southeastern US: A Winter Guide (Lance, 2004) p061
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