Diapensia lapponica L.

  • Authority

    Gleason, Henry A. & Cronquist, Arthur J. 1991. Manual of vascular plants of northeastern United States and adjacent Canada. lxxv + 910 pp.

  • Family

    Diapensiaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Diapensia lapponica L.

  • Description

    Species Description - Stems matted, 5–10 cm; lvs crowded and imbricate, spatulate, 6–15 mm; peduncles 1–4 cm; bracts ovate; cal-lobes obovate-oblong; cor 7–10 mm; fr 5 mm; 2n=12. Circumboreal, s. to alpine summits in Me., N.H., Vt., and N.Y. June.