Andromeda polifolia
Bog Rosemary, Bog Rosemary
Other regional names: Common Bog Rosemary +2 more
- Common Bog Rosemary
- Marsh Holy Rose
- Marsh Holywort
Also known as: Andromeda americana DC. +12 more
- Andromeda americana DC.
- Andromeda canadensis Cels ex Lam.
- Andromeda myrifica A.Pabrez ex Hryn.
- Andromeda polifolia f. acerosa C.Hartm.
- Andromeda polifolia f. humilis Kurtz
- Andromeda polifolia f. humilisgracilis Kurz
- Andromeda polifolia subsp. humilis V.M.Vinogr.
- Andromeda polifolia var. grandiflora G.Lodd.
- Andromeda polifolia var. media Aiton
- Andromeda polifolia var. minima G.Don
- Andromeda polifolia var. subulata G.Don
- Andromeda revoluta Steud.
- Andromeda secunda Moench
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Andromeda polifolia (commonly known as Bog Rosemary) is a shrub within the Ericaceae family. It originates in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to temperate conditions. It is the only recognized species within its genus. There are naturally occurring subspecies and varieties of this species, which are linked below.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Middle Europe, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Northwestern U.S.A., Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Asia, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, Belgium, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Connecticut, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, East European Russia, Finland, France, Germany, Great Britain, Greenland, Hungary, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Ireland, Irkutsk, Italy, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Netherlands, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Pennsylvania, Poland, Primorye, Prince Edward I., Québec, Rhode I., Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, South European Russia, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Tuva, Ukraine, Vermont, Washington, West Siberia, West Virginia, Wisconsin, Yakutskiya, Yugoslavia, Yukon
Subspecies, Varieties & Forms