Phyllodoce caerulea
Blue Heath, Blue Mountain Heath
Other regional names: Blue Mountain Heather +4 more
- Blue Mountain Heather
- Mountain Heath
- Phyllodoce Bleue
- Purple Mountain Heather
- Scottish Menziesia
Also known as: Andromeda caerulea L. +15 more
- Andromeda caerulea L.
- Andromeda coerulea L.
- Andromeda daboecia Pall.
- Andromeda taxifolia (Salisb.) Pall.
- Bryanthus caeruleus (L.) Dippel
- Bryanthus coeruleus (L.) Dippel
- Bryanthus taxifolius (Salisb.) A.Gray
- Erica arctica K.F.Waitz
- Erica caerulea (L.) Willd.
- Erica coerulea (L.) Willd.
- Menziesia caerulea (L.) Sw.
- Menziesia coerulea (L.) Sw.
- Menziesia taxifolia (Salisb.) J.W.Robbins ex Alph.Wood
- Phyllodoce caerulea f. albida Uyeki
- Phyllodoce coerulea (L.) Bab.
- Phyllodoce taxifolia Salisb.
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.
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Naturally occurring in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, Phyllodoce caerulea (commonly known as Blue Heath or Blue Mountain Heath) is a shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family. Within its native range, this species is most commonly linked to subalpine or subarctic conditions.
Macro Climate
Cold
Plant Type
Shrub
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, EUROPE, NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Eastern Canada, Eastern Europe, Northeastern U.S.A., Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southwestern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Aleutian Is., Amur, Buryatiya, Chita, Finland, France, Great Britain, Greenland, Iceland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Maine, Manchuria, Manitoba, New Hampshire, Newfoundland, North European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Québec, Sakhalin, Spain, Sweden, Tuva, West Siberia, Xinjiang, Yakutskiya