PLANTS Profile for Andromeda polifolia (bog rosemary)

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PLANTS Profile

Andromeda polifolia L.
bog rosemary

Symbol:

ANPO

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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Robert H. Mohlenbrock. USDA NRCS. 1995. Northeast wetland flora: Field office guide to plant species. Northeast National Technical Center, Chester. Courtesy of USDA NRCS Wetland Science Institute. Usage Requirements.

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Andromeda polifolia L.

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Distribution:
Andromeda polifolia L.


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See U.S. county distributions (when available) by clicking on the map or the linked states below:
USA (AK, CT, ID, IL, IN, MA, ME, MI, MN, NH, NJ, NY, OH, PA, RI, VT, WA, WI, WV), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, PE, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL), FRA (SPM)

Related Taxa:
Andromeda polifolia L.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 2 species in Andromeda or click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.

Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla
bog rosemary

Andromeda polifolia var. polifolia
bog rosemary

Native

Introduced

Classification:
Andromeda polifolia L.

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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	Andromeda L. – bog rosemary
Species	Andromeda polifolia L. – bog rosemary

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Andromeda polifolia L.

This plant and the related entities and synonyms italicized and indented below are 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.

Connecticut:
Andromeda glaucophylla [=ANPOG]
bog rosemary		Threatened
Indiana:
Andromeda glaucophylla [=ANPOG]
bog rosemary		Rare
New Jersey:
Andromeda glaucophylla [=ANPOG]
bog rosemary		Endangered
Ohio:
Andromeda glaucophylla [=ANPOG]
bog-rosemary		Presumed Extirpated
Pennsylvania:
bog-rosemary		Rare
Rhode Island:
Andromeda glaucophylla [=ANPOG]
bog rosemary		Endangered

Wetland Indicator Status:
Andromeda polifolia L.

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

OBL

Andromeda glaucophylla [=ANPOG]:

Nat. Ind.

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Reg. 0

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OBL

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Andromeda polifolia L.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 23465.

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

View species account from Native American Ethnobotany (University of Michigan - Dearborn).

View 1 propagation protocol from Native Plants Network.

View photographs and distribution from University of Washington Burke Museum.

Time Generated: 10/27/2008 12:15 AM MDT