Andromeda polifolia

Bog Rosemary: for more photos, see Sitka Nature Photo Gallery for Andromeda polifolia

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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• USDAPLANTS page for Andromeda polifolia
• 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

• 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

Other References

• Muller: gen; muskeg
• Hall 2010: "Bogs, fens and swamps, sub alpine meadows. Common."

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