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Species

Angiosperms > Ericales > Ericaceae > Andromeda

Characteristics

Shrub to 5 dm; lvs leathery, linear to narrowly elliptic, 2–5 cm, entire, revolute (often completely so), whitened beneath when young by a dense indument of fine erect hairs; fls often pink, on recurved pedicels seldom over 8 mm; cor 5–6 mm thick; 2n=48. Acid bogs; Nf. and Lab. to Sask., s. to N.J., W.Va., n. Ind., and Minn. May, June.
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A low evergreen shrub. It has tough short branches. These root along the ground. The leaves are small, oblong and leathery. The flowers are small and in short sprays at the ends of the branches. The flowers are urn shaped with a narrow mouth.
Life form perennial
Growth form shrub
Growth support -
Foliage retention evergreen
Sexuality hermaphrodite
Pollination -
Spread -
Mature width (meter) -
Mature height (meter) 0.5 - 0.6
Root system -
Rooting depth (meter) -
Root diameter (meter) -
Flower color
Blooming months
JanFebMar
AprMayJun
JulAugSep
OctNovDec
Fruit color -
Fruiting months -
Nitrogen fixer -
Photosynthetic pathway c3

Environment

A cool temperate plant. It grows in the colder parts of the northern hemisphere. It grows in moist, well drained acid soils. They can tolerate frost. It cannot tolerate drought. It probably suits hardiness zones 2-9.
Light 4-8
Soil humidity 5-8
Soil texture 2-6
Soil acidity 1-4
Soil nutriment -
Hardiness (USDA) 3-6

Usage

The leaves are used to make a tea. CAUTION: Boiling can release a harmful toxin called andromedotoxin.
Uses beverage tea
Edible leaves shoots
Therapeutic use -
Human toxicity -
Animal toxicity -

Cultivation

Plants can be grown from seed or small tip cuttings. Suckers or layering can also be used.
Mode seedlings
Germination duration (days) 30 - 60
Germination temperacture (C°) 10 - 15
Germination luminosity -
Germination treatment -
Minimum temperature (C°) -40
Optimum temperature (C°) -
Size -
Vigor -
Productivity -

Images

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Distribution

Andromeda glaucophylla world distribution map, present in Canada, France, Greenland, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:326273-1
WFO ID wfo-0000534183
COL ID DTX4
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID 771660
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Synonyms

Andromeda glaucophylla Andromeda glaucophylla f. latifolia Andromeda glaucophylla var. iodandra Andromeda glaucophylla var. latifolia Andromeda polifolia var. glaucophylla Andromeda glaucophylla var. glaucophylla Andromeda polifolia var. latifolia Andromeda polifolia subsp. glaucophylla
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