Rhododendron groenlandicum

Rhododendron groenlandicum

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Ericales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Eudicots Cladus: Core eudicots Cladus: Asterids Ordo: Ericales

Familia: Ericaceae
Subfamilia: Ericoideae
Tribus: Rhodoreae
Genus: Rhododendron
Subgenus: R. subg. Rhododendron
Sectio: R. sect. Rhododendron
Subsectio: R. subsect. Ledum
Species: Rhododendron groenlandicum

Name

• Rhododendron groenlandicum (Oeder) Kron & Judd, Syst. Bot. 15: 67 (1990).

Synonyms

• Ledum canadense Lodd.
• Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
• Ledum latifolium Jacq.
• Ledum palustre Michx.
• Ledum palustre subsp. groenlandicum (Oeder) Hulten
• Ledum palustre var. latifolium (Jacq.) Hook.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America Alaska, USA (Connecticut, Idaho, Massachusetts, Maine, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Vermont, Washington State, Wisconsin), Canada (Alberta, British Columbia, Labrador, Manitoba, New Brunswick, Newfoundland, Nova Scotia, Northern Territories, Nunavut, Ontario, Prince Edward Isl., Quebec, Saskatchewan, Yukon), Greenland, St. Pierre et Miquelon References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Kron, K.A. & Judd, W.S. (1990) Systematic Botany 15: 67.

Links

• Hassler, M. 2020. Rhododendron groenlandicum. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2020. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 12. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2020. Rhododendron groenlandicum in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2020 May 12. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2020. Rhododendron groenlandicum. Published online. Accessed: May 12 2020.
• Tropicos.org 2020. Rhododendron groenlandicum. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 12 May 2020.
• USDA, ARS, Germplasm Resources Information Network. Rhododendron groenlandicum in the Germplasm Resources Information Network (GRIN), U.S. Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service. Accessed: 2020 May 12.

Vernacular names

English: Bog Labrador tea
suomi: Lännenpursu, grönlanninpursu
français: Thé du Labrador
Türkçe: Labradorçayı

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