Ledum palustre subsp. groenlandicum (Oeder) Hultén

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Ericaceae Ledum groenlandicum Oeder
det. M. Nee, 2018
MICHIGAN, Gogebic Co., Ottawa National Forest, opposite
Taps Lake trailhead along Forest Road 8100.
46°18’22”N, 89°45’13”W. alt. 480 m.
Bog with Sphagnum, Ledum groenlandicum,
Chamaedaphne calyculata, Sarracenia purpurea,
Eriophorum, with scattered and stunted Picea mañana,
Larix laricina and with Nemopanthus mucronata, Ilex
verticillata at lower edge of wooded slope.
Common, forming irregularly branched clumps or patches
to 0.8 m. tall; stems all not straight and none erect, to 0.8
cm. in diameter, perhaps to 8 years old but growth rings
difficult to see. Voucher for wood specimens at Kw, Lw,
MADw, RSAw. Flowers odorless (noon, sunny); flowers
white.
Coll.: M. H. Nee 64221	4 June 2018
Missouri Botanical Garden (MO)
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