Andromeda polifolia
From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Bog Rosemary (Andromeda polifolia): Bog Rosemary is a small easily overlooked evergreen perennial found in bogs. Plants typically consist of a few slender stems, so are most noticeable when the pink urn-shaped flowers are blooming. Like many bog plants, the leaves contain a variety of toxins and should not be consumed .
Scattered collections (15 georeferenced) from across the region. Probably under collected relative to its abundance.
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Weblinks
- PFAF page for Andromeda polifolia
- FNA page for Andromeda polifolia "Sphagnum peat bogs, acid swamps, margins of pools throughout boreal forest and arctic;" "Infection of Andromeda polifolia by species of the ascomycete genus Rhytisma Fries appears to result in leaves broadened and reddish, often not glaucous (A. L. Jacquemart 1998)."
- e-FloraBC page for Andromeda polifolia
- USDAPLANTS page for Andromeda polifolia
- PacNW Herbaria Records for Andromeda polifolia
- Search Arctos Database for Andromeda polifolia (Southeast only)
- Search Arctos Database for Andromeda polifolia (entire database)
- Encyclopedia of Life search for Andromeda polifolia
- iNaturalist Observations for Andromeda polifolia in Southeast Alaska
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