Rhododendron tomentosum
Crystal Tea, Dwarf Labrador Tea
Other regional names: Marsh Labrador Tea
- Marsh Labrador Tea
Also known as: Ledum decumbens (Aiton) Lodd. ex Steud. +18 more
- Ledum decumbens (Aiton) Lodd. ex Steud.
- Ledum dilatatum Rupr.
- Ledum graveolens Gilib.
- Ledum groenlandicum f. denudatum Vict. & J.Rousseau
- Ledum maximum (Nakai) A.P.Khokhr. & Mazurenko
- Ledum palustre f. decumbens (Aiton) Y.L.Chou & S.L.Tung
- Ledum palustre f. denudatum (Vict. & J.Rousseau) B.Boivin
- Ledum palustre f. parvifolium Maack
- Ledum palustre L.
- Ledum palustre subsp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén
- Ledum palustre subsp. longifolium (Freyn) Kitag.
- Ledum palustre var. angustifolium Hook.
- Ledum palustre var. angustum E.A.Busch
- Ledum palustre var. angustum N.Busch
- Ledum palustre var. decumbens Aiton
- Ledum palustre var. dilatatum Wahlenb.
- Ledum palustre var. longifolium Freyn
- Ledum palustre var. maximum Nakai
- Ledum palustre var. minus Nakai
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Ericaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a subshrub or shrub.
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Rhododendron tomentosum (commonly known as Crystal-Tea or dwarf Labrador tea) is a shrub belonging to the Ericaceae family. Originating in Temperate Asia, Europe, and North America, this species is primarily associated with temperate conditions. It is part of the broad Rhododendron genus, encompassing over 1150 species globally.
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 Asia, Middle Europe, Mongolia, Northern Europe, Russian Far East, Siberia, Southeastern Europe, Subarctic America, Western Canada
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
Alaska, Alberta, Aleutian Is., Altay, Amur, Austria, Baltic States, Belarus, British Columbia, Buryatiya, Central European Russia, Chita, Czechoslovakia, East European Russia, Finland, Germany, Greenland, Inner Mongolia, Irkutsk, Japan, Kamchatka, Kazakhstan, Khabarovsk, Korea, Krasnoyarsk, Kuril Is., Labrador, Magadan, Manchuria, Manitoba, Mongolia, North European Russia, Northwest European Russia, Northwest Territories, Norway, Nunavut, Ontario, Poland, Primorye, Québec, Romania, Sakhalin, Saskatchewan, Sweden, Tuva, Ukraine, West Siberia, Yakutskiya, Yukon