PLANTS Profile for Ledum palustre ssp. decumbens (marsh Labrador tea)

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PLANTS Profile

Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén
marsh Labrador tea

Symbol:

LEPAD

Group:

Dicot

Family:

Ericaceae

Duration:

Perennial

Growth Habit:

Shrub

Native Status:

AK		N
CAN		N
GL		N

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Photo of Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén

©Mary Clay Stensvold. Courtesy of Smithsonian Institution, Plant Image Collection. United States, AK, southcentral region, Anchorage area, Glen Alps. Usage Requirements. Any use of copyrighted images requires notification of the copyright holder.

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Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén

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Synonyms:
Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén

	LEDE5	Ledum decumbens (Aiton) Lodd. ex Steud.
	LEPAD2	Ledum palustre L. var. decumbens Aiton
	RHTOS2	Rhododendron tomentosum Harmaja ssp. subarcticum (Harmaja) G. Wallace

Distribution:
Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén


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USA (AK), CAN (AB, BC, LB, MB, NT, NU, ON, QC, SK, YT), DEN (GL)

Related Taxa:
Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén

View 35 genera in Ericaceae, 4 species in Ledum, 1 subspecies in Ledum palustre L.

Classification:
Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén

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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	Ledum L. – Labrador tea
Species	Ledum palustre L. – marsh Labrador tea
Subspecies	Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén – marsh Labrador tea

Wetland Indicator Status:
Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén

Ledum decumbens:

Nat. Ind.

Reg. 1

Reg. 2

Reg. 3

Reg. 4

Reg. 5

Reg. 6

Reg. 7

Reg. 8

Reg. 9

Reg. 0

Reg. A

Reg. C

Reg. H

FACW

Interpreting Wetland Indicator Status

More Accounts and Images:
Ledum palustre L. ssp. decumbens (Aiton) Hultén

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

View taxonomic account from Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) for ITIS Taxonomic Serial Number 524215.

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

Time Generated: 11/24/2009 12:03 AM MST