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Rhododendron groenlandicum

Common Labrador Tea, Bog Labrador Tea
Other regional names: Greenland Labrador Tea +1 more
  • Greenland Labrador Tea
  • Labrador Tea
Also known as: Ledum canadense G.Lodd. +15 more
  • Ledum canadense G.Lodd.
  • Ledum groelandicum Oeder
  • Ledum groenlandicum f. compactum (Bean) Rehder
  • Ledum groenlandicum Gunnarsson
  • Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
  • Ledum groenlandicum var. aridiphilum D.Löve
  • Ledum groenlandicum var. compactum (Bean) Rehder
  • Ledum latifoilium Jacq.
  • Ledum latifolium Jacq.
  • Ledum latifolium var. canadense (G.Lodd.) DC.
  • Ledum latifolium var. compactum Bean
  • Ledum latifolium var. palustre Alph.Wood
  • Ledum pacificum Small
  • Ledum palustre subsp. groenlandicum (Oeder) Hultén
  • Ledum palustre var. groenlandicum (Oeder) Rosenv.
  • Ledum palustre var. latifolium (Jacq.) Michx.
Botanical Data
  • Taxonomic Rank: Species
  • Botanical Family: Ericaceae
  • WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub.

Originating in North America, Rhododendron groenlandicum (commonly known as Common Labrador Tea or Bog Labrador Tea) 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)
NORTHERN AMERICA
Regions (WGSRPD)
Eastern Canada, North-Central U.S.A., Northeastern U.S.A., Northwestern U.S.A., Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, British Columbia, Connecticut, Greenland, Idaho, Labrador, Maine, Manitoba, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, Newfoundland, Northwest Territories, Nova Scotia, Nunavut, Ontario, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Prince Edward I., Québec, Saskatchewan, Vermont, Washington, Wisconsin, Yukon

Introduced Range

An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Germany, Great Britain, Japan

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