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Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.
blue mountainheath

       
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Line Drawing of Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.
Britton, N.L., and A. Brown. 1913. An illustrated flora of the northern United States, Canada and the British Possessions. Vol. 2: 685. Courtesy of Kentucky Native Plant Society. Scanned by Omnitek Inc. Usage Requirements.
 
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Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.

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Distribution:
Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.

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Distribution Map Legend

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USA (AK, ME, NH, VT), CAN (LB, MB, NF, NS, NT, NU, ON, QC), DEN (GL)
 

Related Taxa:
Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 6 species in Phyllodoce
 

Classification:
Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.

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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 Phyllodoce Salisb. – mountainheath
Species Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab. – blue mountainheath
 

Threatened and Endangered Information:
Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.

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:
mountain heath              Threatened
New Hampshire:
mountain-heath              Threatened
 

More Accounts and Images:
Phyllodoce caerulea (L.) Bab.

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 504354.

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

 
 
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