PLANTS Profile for Loiseleuria procumbens (alpine azalea)

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PLANTS Profile

Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.
alpine azalea

Symbol:

LOPR

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Subshrub
Shrub

Native Status:

L48		N
AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N
SPM		N

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Photo of Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

Margaret Williams. Courtesy of Nevada Native Plant Society. ©Nevada Native Plant Society. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

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Synonyms:
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

	AZPR	Azalea procumbens L.
	CHPR8	Chamaecistus procumbens (L.) Kuntze
	KAPR	Kalmia procumbens (L.) Gift, Kron & P.F. Stevens ex Galasso, Banfi & F. Conti

Distribution:
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.


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USA (AK, ME, NH, NY, WA), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NF, NT, NU, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 1 species in Loiseleuria

Classification:
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

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Kingdom	Plantae – Plants
Subkingdom	Tracheobionta – Vascular plants
Superdivision	Spermatophyta – Seed plants
Division	Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants
Class	Magnoliopsida – Dicotyledons
Subclass	Dilleniidae
Order	Ericales
Family	Ericaceae – Heath family
Genus	Loiseleuria Desv. – loiseleuria
Species	Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv. – alpine azalea

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

This plant is listed by the U.S. federal government or a state. Common names are from state and federal lists. Click on a place name to get a complete protected plant list for that location.

Maine:
alpine azalea		Threatened
New Hampshire:
alpine azalea		Threatened
New York:
alpine azalea		Endangered
Washington:
alpine azalea		Sensitive

More Accounts and Images:
Loiseleuria procumbens (L.) Desv.

View species account from ARS Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN).

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23556.

View species account and photographs from Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center Native Plant Information Network (NPIN).

Time Generated: 10/26/2008 07:35 PM MDT